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Educational Psychology & Counseling Publications and Other Works
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Sage Open
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2016
DOI
10.1177/2158244016666889
Abstract
In this article, we introduce qualitative research from an interactionist perspective. We specifically explore qualitative research itself as a semiotic process with associated actions. This enables researchers to make sense of human interactions in the world rather than solely focusing on semiotic analysis of qualitative data. We introduce Peirce’s semiotics and Vygotsky’s mediated action as tools for conceptualizing qualitative research in a semiotic mediation process. Understanding qualitative research as a semiotic mediation can help social scientists better understand their own role in research, while vicariously gaining experiences about human interactions that they later present to others.
Recommended Citation
Yamagata-Lynch, L. C., Skutnik, A. L., Garty, E., & Do, J. (2016). Interactionist Qualitative Research as a Semiotic Mediation Activity. SAGE Open, 6(3). doi: 10.1177/2158244016666889
Submission Type
Publisher's Version
Comments
This article was published openly thanks to the University of Tennessee Open Publishing Support Fund.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).