Research Practices

Abstract

The previous chapter outlined the philosophical literature that positioned the fictive stance taken in this research. The main impetus of Chapter 4 is on methodological issues from the perspective of making the fictive operational in the research. The chapter details the ficto-analytical framework and clarifies the ways in which some of the key terms and descriptors are used within the exploration of the interviews and the related research-gathering framework. The chapter covers operational aspects of the research method used, including an outline of the aims and functions of the interviews and workshops for collecting the research material.