oa Pragmatiek en pragmatisme bij kwalitatief onderzoek

Adri Smaling

American pragmatist philosophers, i.e. Charles Peirce, William James, John Dewey, Herbert Mead, have influenced the methodology of qualitative research, especially the grounded theory approach and action research. In addition Richard Rorty is mentioned. Some of their ideas are discussed, such as abduction, self, work, transaction, symbolic interaction, role taking and conversation.