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Interpretive Explanation

Interpretive Explanation is an academic construct within interpretive methodology that elucidates the meanings, significance, and underlying assumptions of social phenomena through contextual understanding, distinguishing itself from causal or statistical explanations by prioritizing subjective insight and hermeneutic interpretation.

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22.9K

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190

Authors

120

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

123

Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Herbert Blumer · American Sociological Review · 1971 · 10.1K citations

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Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities

Edward Proffitt, Stanley Fish · Journal of Aesthetic Education · 1983 · 3.6K citations

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Classifying the Findings in Qualitative Studies

Margarete Sandelowski, Julie Barroso · Qualitative Health Research · 2003 · 863 citations

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How Do We Justify Knowledge Produced Within Interpretive Approaches?

Jörgen Sandberg · Organizational Research Methods · 2004 · 588 citations

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Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities

Stanley Fish · Poetics Today · 1982 · 582 citations

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Authors

190

  1. AS
    Allen S. Lee

    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  2. MM
    Michael Myers

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  3. SF
    Stanley Fish

    Duke University, United States

    2 publications · 4.2K citations

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  4. LN
    Ludvig Norman

    Uppsala University, Sweden

    2 publications · 118 citations

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  5. EC
    Elizabeth Carter

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    1 publications · 75 citations

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Institutions

120

  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    612 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    262 citations

  3. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    226 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    427 citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    117 citations

  6. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    854 citations

  7. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    43 citations

  8. New School

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 776 citations

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  2. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

    JAPA · 3 publications · 115 citations

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  4. Qualitative Health Research

    QHR · 2 publications · 880 citations

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  5. Journal of Information Technology

    JIT · 2 publications · 40 citations

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