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Sven Bjerstedt

Sven Bjerstedt

Associate professor

Sven Bjerstedt

Qualitative inquiry, reflective practice and jazz improvisation

Author

  • Sven Bjerstedt

Summary, in English

This paper, based on my PhD empirical study, suggests that qualitative investigations, seen as reflective practices, have much in common with – and probably much to learn from – jazz improvisational practices. The complex processes of hermeneutic understanding include laying bare the researcher’s pre-understanding as well as, in the interpretation of statements, the dynamics between their holistic coherence and the agent’s intentions. Through interview excerpts, the important phenomenon of breaks in the conversational flow is shown to have great signficance to qualitative inquiry as a reflective practice, pointing to improvisational practices as relevant providers of solutions to the problematic dynamics of understanding, pre-understanding, self-understanding and misunderstanding.

Department/s

  • Malmö Theatre Academy

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

218-229

Publication/Series

Reflective Practice

Volume

16

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Performing Arts

Keywords

  • improvisation
  • jazz
  • qualitative inquiry
  • reflective practice
  • knowledge construction

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1462-3943