Thick Description is an interpretive approach that identifies what an observed act means within the conventions, relationships, and histories that make it intelligible to participants. It weighs rival readings and separates observation from inference rather than simply writing at greater length.
- FamilyModel
- CategoryResearch & Analysis Methods
- DomainAcross Cultures
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Research & Analysis Methods
Establishes procedures for collecting, coding, comparing or interpreting information for inquiry or analysis. Its contribution is a defensible route from observations or materials to an account, finding or interpretation.