Contextual Inquiry as a Critical Perspective in Research
(2010) European Conference on Research Methods in Business and Management p.61-69- Abstract
- Human systems create problem spaces that are ambiguous, uncertain and constantly changing. This requires researchers to find approaches to inquiry that can be used to explore inconsistent and ill-defined phenomena. Much analytical work is done without in-depth consideration of context. This means that important dimensions are lost – rigour in investigation is prioritised over relevance. Research must be able to engage with inquiry into contextual dependencies at multiple levels. We experience the world individually, creating our own unique understandings. Furthermore, our experiences of context change continually and different individuals’ experiences of the ‘same’ context vary widely. A relevant resolution in a situation requires... (More)
- Human systems create problem spaces that are ambiguous, uncertain and constantly changing. This requires researchers to find approaches to inquiry that can be used to explore inconsistent and ill-defined phenomena. Much analytical work is done without in-depth consideration of context. This means that important dimensions are lost – rigour in investigation is prioritised over relevance. Research must be able to engage with inquiry into contextual dependencies at multiple levels. We experience the world individually, creating our own unique understandings. Furthermore, our experiences of context change continually and different individuals’ experiences of the ‘same’ context vary widely. A relevant resolution in a situation requires attention to contextual dependencies, but what makes it relevant and from whose point of view? Thus, a mindset is needed that recognises uniqueness and accommodates for a creative process of discovery, which needs to be conceptualised. This paper discusses contextual inquiry as a critical perspective in research. (Less)
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- author
- Bednar, Peter LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2010
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Contextual Inquiry, Critical Perspectives, Systems Thinking.
- host publication
- Proceedings of ECRM 2010
- editor
- Esteves, Jose
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Academic Publishing
- conference name
- European Conference on Research Methods in Business and Management
- conference location
- Madrid, Spain
- conference dates
- 2010-06-24
- ISBN
- 97801-906638-64-1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- b5b32f8e-088c-4a60-b206-0d4af29eef24 (old id 4318053)
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abstract = {{Human systems create problem spaces that are ambiguous, uncertain and constantly changing. This requires researchers to find approaches to inquiry that can be used to explore inconsistent and ill-defined phenomena. Much analytical work is done without in-depth consideration of context. This means that important dimensions are lost – rigour in investigation is prioritised over relevance. Research must be able to engage with inquiry into contextual dependencies at multiple levels. We experience the world individually, creating our own unique understandings. Furthermore, our experiences of context change continually and different individuals’ experiences of the ‘same’ context vary widely. A relevant resolution in a situation requires attention to contextual dependencies, but what makes it relevant and from whose point of view? Thus, a mindset is needed that recognises uniqueness and accommodates for a creative process of discovery, which needs to be conceptualised. This paper discusses contextual inquiry as a critical perspective in research.}},
author = {{Bednar, Peter}},
booktitle = {{Proceedings of ECRM 2010}},
editor = {{Esteves, Jose}},
isbn = {{97801-906638-64-1}},
keywords = {{Contextual Inquiry; Critical Perspectives; Systems Thinking.}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{61--69}},
publisher = {{Academic Publishing}},
title = {{Contextual Inquiry as a Critical Perspective in Research}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5919726/4616204.pdf}},
year = {{2010}},
}