The French Philosopher Paul Ricoeur examines a few important issues in his thoughtful essay regarding our everyday use of the terms, speech, language, understanding, explanation, and interpretation. This essay brings a good understanding of a text in qualitative research. In most cases in textual analysis, there is the use of texts as data for description and interpretation. Most of the textual materials are written texts of oral speaking like interviews or observations. In understanding what has been said and observed, we use text to provide evidence of people’s thinking, acting or beliefs among others.
Dr Maik Arnold, FRSA
Professor
Researcher
Intercultural Trainer
Systemic Coach
Dr Maik Arnold, FRSA
Professor
Researcher
Intercultural Trainer
Systemic Coach
Interpretative Analysis
September 3, 2019
Problem-based Learning in Higher Education: Implications for Theory-Practice-Transfer
This talk not only presents initial findings of the qualitative-empirical social research process accompanying the crowdfunding course, but also leads a discussion and reflection of sustainable frameworks for good teaching practices, management didactics in higher education and the achievement of teaching and learning goals of service learning at the level of the learner, study program and university (micro, meso and macro levels).
September 28, 2015
Missionary Self-Perception and Meaning-Making in Cross-Cultural Mission
The purpose of this article is to outline the missionary self-perception that is mediated in meaningful stories about activities and experiences of Protestants while serving as missionaries abroad.