Article
Driving the Paradigm: (Failing to Teach) Methodological Ambiguity, Fluidity, and Resistance in Qualitative Research
Qualitative Inquiry
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Keywords
- qualitative research,
- methodologies,
- reforming the social sciences,
- pedagogy,
- training,
- evaluating and extending,
- qualitative methods
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800415615621
Abstract
In this article, I explore my fantasy qualitative classroom, one that promotes “paradigm driving,” rather than paradigm-driven research. I discuss how paradigm essentialism, ontologization, and idolization, although important to learning qualitative research, get in the way of creative, flexible, and ambiguous approaches to research design. I share strategies for disrupting these forces in the classroom. My exploration highlights the challenges of teaching with multiple epistemologies in mind. I conclude by welcoming failure as necessary to revise my ideals and to stave off the fascism involved in imposing a utopian fantasy and looking forward to how I will work with failure the next time.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Qualitative Inquiry, v. 22, issue 6, p. 518-525
Citation Information
Jennifer R. Wolgemuth. "Driving the Paradigm: (Failing to Teach) Methodological Ambiguity, Fluidity, and Resistance in Qualitative Research" Qualitative Inquiry Vol. 22 Iss. 6 (2016) p. 518 - 525 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jennifer-wolgemuth/14/