Paper Info
Title
From methods to methodology: Reflection on keeping the philosophical commitments of interpretative phenomenological analysis
Abstract
This paper details the transition of one researcher in his journey from attending to the methods of research to identifying and enacting the methodology of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). In the backdrop of this paper is a larger qualitative study that is employing IPA to understand a rich picture of how engineering student become engineers, particularly by attending to the fuzzy boundaries between technical and social features of this identity. To ground the discussion of the paper, we draw on a transcript from a single interview in this study conducted with Kevin, a graduating mechanical engineer. We transparently share a reflexive account of conducting IPA research in order to introduce IPA as an excellent research tool for open areas of engineering education research. Further, our goals are to instill confidence in novice qualitative researchers as they embark on the arduous but rewarding path of conducting engineering education research using qualitative methods.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/FIE.2014.7044253
FIE
Keywords
Field
DocType
engineering education,research and development,ipa methodology,engineering education research,engineering student,interpretative phenomenological analysis,philosophical commitments,qualitative methods,research method,engineering identity,qualitative research methods,decision support systems
Reflexivity,Sociology,Decision support system,Knowledge management,Engineering education research,Qualitative research,Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
1.23
0
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
James L. Huff154.71
jonathan a smith241.23
Jesiek, B.K.3114.44
Zoltowski, C.B.4187.11
william g graziano541.23
William C. Oakes666.83