Universität Wien

230123 UE M4 Interpretative evaluation strategies (2026S)

Selected Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Eine Anmeldung zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung ist für Studierende des Masterstudiums Soziologie (Version 2024) ausschließlich unter dem Modul M4 möglich.
Moodle
Tu 16.06. 15:00-18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 24.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 05.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 02.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course provides an understanding of the central principles of interpretive approaches for qualitative data analysis (objective hermeneutics, fine-structure analysis, documentary method, grounded theory) by discussing their commonalities and differing objectives. The aim is for students to be able to select and apply from the various interpretive analysis strategies those methods that best suit a research question, the data, and, above all, their research interest. The focus is therefore on both epistemological foundations and the practical application of individual analytical steps within these methods. Both case-oriented, sequential analytical strategies (objective hermeneutics and fine-structure analysis) and cross-case, interpretive analyses (grounded theory, documentary methods) of reconstructive social research are presented and practiced. In addition, organizational aspects of interpreting in groups, preparing materials (using group discussions as an example), and possiblities for ideal-typology-making and presenting results in qualitative research reports are discussed.

The course combines input sessions with interpretation sessions and examples from research practice. Following introductory lectures on the respective approaches and preliminary reading of relevant methodological texts, students present research examples they have compiled and analyze qualitative secondary material (transcripts of group discussions and individual interviews) provided to them in small groups.

Reflection sessions serve to critically examine the strengths and limitations of the respective methods. Presentations of the group results at the end of the semester highlight the challenges of collaborative interpretation, and the findings are documented in a final report.
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The course language is german.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Active participation in the exercise through contributions, group analysis, and short presentations;
- reading of the required literature;
- Research, development, and presentation of an example from research practice;
- Independent analysis in a working group;
- Presentation of the analysis in the working group and preparation of a written report (including the required literature) with reflection in a working group.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements:
Attendance is mandatory: Students may miss 1.5 block units (4.5 hours) without excuse.
Conducting and presenting the analysis, including the report

(1) Active participation, reading the required literature, and contributing constructively to the discussion (40 points)
(2) Developing and presenting an example from research practice (20 points)
(3) Conducting and presenting the analysis, including the report (40 points)
There will be two submission deadlines for the final report: Deadline 1: July 31, 2026 - grade due by August 15, 2026; Deadline 2: August 31, 2026 - grade due by September 15, 2026;

A passing grade of 60 points is required for the course. All components must be completed.
1 (very good) 100-90 points | 2 (good) 89-81 points | 3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points |4 (sufficient) 70-60 points | 5 (insufficient) 59-0 points

Examination topics

Slides, required reading;
The materials to be analyzed, all slides, and required reading will be made available via the Moodle course.

Reading list

Akremi, Leila; Baur, Nina; Knoblauch, Hubert; Traue, Boris (Hrsg.) (2018): Handbuch Interpretativ forschen. Beltz Juventa.
Bohnsack, Ralf (2021): Rekonstruktive Sozialforschung. 10., durchgesehene Auflage; UTB.
Charmaz, Kathy (2024): Constructing Grounded Theory. 3rd Edition; SAGE.
Flick, Uwe (2011): Qualitative Sozialforschung. Eine Einführung. 4. Auflage; Rowohlt.
Froschauer, Ulrike; Lueger, Manfred (2025): Das qualitative Interview. 3. Auflage; UTB.
Froschauer, Ulrike; Lueger, Manfred (2025): Feinstrukturanalyse, in: Froschauer, Ulrike; Lueger, Manfred (2025): Das qualitative Interview. 3. Auflage; UTB, S. 119-143.
Froschauer, Ulrike; Lueger, Manfred (2009): Interpretative Sozialforschung: Der Prozess. UTB.
Kanter, Heike (2018): Dokumentarische Methode, in: Akremi, Leila; Baur, Nina; Knoblauch, Hubert; Traue, Boris (Hrsg.), Handbuch Interpretativ forschen. Beltz Juventa, S. 479-505.
Kelle, Udo; Kluge Susann (2010): Vom Einzelfall zum Typus. Fallvergleich und Fallkontrastierung in der qualitativen Sozialforschung. 2. Auflage; VS Verlag.
Kleemann, Frank; Krähnke, Uwe; Matuschek, Ingo (2013): Interpretative Sozialforschung. Eine Einführung in die Praxis des Interpretierens. 2., überarbeitete Auflage; Springer.
Kluge, Susann (2000). Empirisch begründete Typenbildung in der qualitativen Sozialforschung, in: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung 1(1), Art. 14.
Knoblauch, Hubert; Baur, Nina; Traue, Boris; Akremi, Leila (2018): Was heißt ‚interpretativ forschen‘?, in: Akremi, Leila; Baur, Nina; Knoblauch, Hubert; Traue, Boris (Hrsg.), Handbuch Interpretativ forschen. Beltz Juventa, S. 9-35.
Kramer, Rolf-Torsten (2015): Dokumentarische Methode und Objektive Hermeneutik im Vergleich, in: Sozialer Sinn, 16(2), S. 171-197.
Lueger, Manfred (2010): Interpretative Sozialforschung. Die Methoden. Facultas WUV.
Mey, Günter; Mruck, Katja (2011): Grounded Theory Reader. 2. Auflage; Springer.
Meyer, Christian; Meier zu Verl, Christian (2022): Ergebnispräsentation in der qualitativen Forschung, in: Baur, Nina; Blasius, Jörg (Hrsg.), Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. Springer, S. 295-315.
Przyborski, Aglaja; Wohlrab-Sahr, Monika (2021). Qualitative Sozialforschung: ein Arbeitsbuch. 5., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage; De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
Reichertz, Jo (2018). Interpretieren in Interpretationsgruppen, in: Akremi, Leila; Baur, Nina; Knoblauch, Hubert; Traue, Boris (Hrsg.), Handbuch Interpretativ forschen. Beltz Juventa, S. 72-107.
Rosenthal, Gabriele (1995): Erlebte und erzählte Lebensgeschichte. Gestalt und Struktur biographischer Selbstbeschreibungen. Campus.
Soeffner, Hans-Georg (1999): Verstehende Soziologie und sozialwissenschaftliche Hermeneutik, in: Hitzler, Ronald; Reichertz, Jo; Schröder, Norbert (Hrsg.), Hermeneutische Wissenssoziologie. Standpunkte zur Theorie der Interpretation. UVK, S. 39-49.
Strauss, Anselm; Corbin, Juliet (1996): Grounded Theory. Grundlagen Qualitativer Sozialforschung. Beltz.
Strübing, Jörg (2021): Grounded Theory. Zur sozialtheoretischen und epistemologischen Fundierung eines pragmatistischen Forschungsstils, 4. Auflage; Springer.
Vogl, Susanne (2022): Gruppendiskussion, in: Baur, Nina; Blasius, Jörg (Hrsg.), Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung. VS Springer. S. 913-919.
Wernet, Andreas (2009): Einführung in die Interpretationstechnik der Objektiven Hermeneutik. 3. Auflage; VS Verlag.

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