Transparency in Transcribing: Making Visible Theoretical Bases Impacting Knowledge Construction from Open-Ended Interview Records

Abstract: This article presents a reflexive analysis of two transcripts of an open-ended interview and argues for transparency in transcribing processes and outcomes. By analyzing ways in which a researcher's theories become consequential in producing and using transcripts of an open-ended interview, this paper makes visible the importance of examining and presenting theoretical bases of transcribing decisions. While scholars across disciplines have argued that transcribing is a theoretically laden process (GREEN, FRANQUIZ & DIXON, 1997; KVALE & BRINKMAN, 2009), few have engaged in reflexive analyses of the data history to demonstrate the consequences particular theoretical and methodological approaches pose in producing knowledge claims and inciting dialogues across traditions. The article demonstrates how theory-method-claim relationships in transcribing influence research transparency and warrantability. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1201146. https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1532

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Transparency in Transcribing: Making Visible Theoretical Bases Impacting Knowledge Construction from Open-Ended Interview Records ; volume:13 ; number:1 ; day:29 ; month:01 ; year:2012 ; Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 13, Heft 1 (29.01.2012)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Skukauskaite, Audra

Further information

• DOI: 10.17169/fqs-13.1.1532
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1201146
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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