3 steps in IPA
descriptive summary
interpret
eliminate/ finalise
interpretive stance in IPA involves (5)
note concepts cluster into sub-themes cluster into themes order find identifiers and instances
what is the foundation of IPA being critical realist
realist = language is connected to cognitive state critical = needs interpretation because complex
fundamental tenants of IPA
phenomenology
hermeneutics
ideography
phenomenology means (broken into two parts)
everyday lived experience 1st order (actual activity) 2nd order (mental and affective responses)
ideographs means
interested in the particular (can’t generalise or replicate)