Sweeping into the Interpretive Turn: Theory and Practice Expansion in Situational Analysis

Authors

Craig Whisker, La Trobe UniversityFollow

Abstract

Between Adele Clarke’s 2005 ground-breaking book, Situational Analysis: Grounded Theory after the Postmodern Turn, and its second edition due for release next year under an expanded authorship and title, comes this effective practice-based taster. Here SA is situated within the interpretive turn, rather than the postmodern as previously, in a shift that might subtly be taking back some of the ground formerly given to Foucault at the expense of Strauss. Exemplars of SA studies, each with a reflective postscript by their authors, provide rich details on methods from a community of scholars, who along with the book’s editors, reproduce the spirit of Strauss’ data analysis group to “turn up the volume” on less heard voices and diverse practices in the situation of SA.

Keywords

Situational Analysis, Grounded Theory, Discourse Analysis, Interpretive Turn, Epistemic Diversity

Author Bio(s)

Craig Whisker, MA (Applied) in Social Work (1992), Clinical Member and Accredited Supervisor with the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT); is a family therapist and certificated psychodramatist (AANZPA) in private practice in New Zealand. He is currently an external doctoral candidate with The Bouverie Centre in Melbourne, Australia, researching the situation of family therapy in Aotearoa NZ. He has been a family therapy educator since 2003. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: Craig Whisker, at craigwhisker1161@gmail.com.

Publication Date

5-23-2016

Creative Commons License

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DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2016.2616

Recommended APA Citation

Whisker, C. (2016). Sweeping into the Interpretive Turn: Theory and Practice Expansion in Situational Analysis. The Qualitative Report, 21(5), 952-955. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2016.2616