Emic bracketing: A Culturometric instrumentation of phenomenological epoché and reduction
Location
1047
Format Type
Event
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
January 2018
Abstract
Bracketing is a phenomenological method for reducing researchers’ etic interpretation biases. This result is attained by interpreting one or several subjective experiences of phenomenological epochés and reductions. Thus, bracketing can be construed as imposing alternatively constructed researcher biases. Culturometric recognises a spectrum of possible etic to emic interpretation biases and offers a two-phased Instrumental/ Objective design and analysis process allowing deliberate researcher placement on that spectrum and empowerment of cultural interpretations affirming the various cultural identities of respondents.
The method is proofed in a challenging research setting by uncovering meanings of a multifaceted social construct in a research environment comprising multiple complex emic intrusions. The project reports on Contributions to French Culture in the Caribbean. This aspect uncovers meanings of ‘lecturing style adequacy’ in a sample of French language lecturers across major universities in five Caribbean countries. The presentation focuses on practicalities that objectify the subjective outcomes of bracketing.
Emic bracketing: A Culturometric instrumentation of phenomenological epoché and reduction
1047
Bracketing is a phenomenological method for reducing researchers’ etic interpretation biases. This result is attained by interpreting one or several subjective experiences of phenomenological epochés and reductions. Thus, bracketing can be construed as imposing alternatively constructed researcher biases. Culturometric recognises a spectrum of possible etic to emic interpretation biases and offers a two-phased Instrumental/ Objective design and analysis process allowing deliberate researcher placement on that spectrum and empowerment of cultural interpretations affirming the various cultural identities of respondents.
The method is proofed in a challenging research setting by uncovering meanings of a multifaceted social construct in a research environment comprising multiple complex emic intrusions. The project reports on Contributions to French Culture in the Caribbean. This aspect uncovers meanings of ‘lecturing style adequacy’ in a sample of French language lecturers across major universities in five Caribbean countries. The presentation focuses on practicalities that objectify the subjective outcomes of bracketing.
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