Social constructions of change

Qualitative Methods for Analysing Developmental Processes

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ID3098568
AuthorsUwe Flick (0000-0001-7357-7255, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume38
Issue4
Pages631-658
Publication date1999-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/053901899038004007
OpenAlexW2079204606
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

First some reasons are mentioned for using qualitative methods in developmental research. Some features of the qualitative research process are discussed, followed by a short overview of some qualitative methods appropriate to the study of developmental processes - either in parallel using ethnographic methods or retrospectively using methods based on narrative. The episodic interview is briefly presented as an example. It was used in a study of technological change in everyday life in different cultures, which showed how development was changed by new technologies entering the socialization processes. The second topic is the feeling expressed by many parents in these interviews of being overtaken by their children, who acquire computer skills much more quickly and more comprehensively

Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Ethnography · Everyday life · Feeling · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Qualitative research · Social change · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Anthropology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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