Abstract
Fieldwork or empirical investigation is a crucial stage through which interpretive researchers delve into the realm of inquiry to uncover a multitude of interpretations and diverse meanings, which are essential for constructing a comprehensive, improved, or alternative understanding of the subject under study. In this paper, I recount my personal experiences conducting document analysis for my PhD research to access and explore various meanings and interpretations of Indonesia's higher education reform as implanted in authoritative and official documents. Given the concealed and cryptic notion of meanings, document analysis is typically used in interpretive research to elucidate contextual background or triangulate empirical evidence generated by other inquiry methods. However, reflecting upon my PhD research journey assessing over 50 legislations and official documents, I discovered that document analysis is not merely a 'complementary' inquiry tool but, instead, a sophisticated method that can produce divergent and richer knowledge and information depending on the level of immersion, flexibility, and creativity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 48-49 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Annual Conference 2023: Emerging from Crisis to Complexity - University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Duration: 27 Nov 2023 → 30 Nov 2023 https://auspsa.org.au/apsa2023/ |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Annual Conference 2023 |
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| Abbreviated title | APSA '23 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 27/11/23 → 30/11/23 |
| Other | The 2023 Australian Political Studies (APSA) Conference was hosted in-person at the University of Sydney Camperdown campus from 27-30 November. The Conference commenced with a HDR Workshop* on Monday 27th November, and the main Conference ran from Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th November. The theme for the Conference was Emerging from Crisis into Complexity. This acknowledges the multiplicity of complex problems and opportunities that confront our communities, policy institutions and political systems at the local, state and federal level, we continue to adapt to the impacts of COVID-19, climate change, shifts in national and global politics, and an ever-evolving political economy. The APSA 2023 Conference formed part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, which featured 19 participating Associations, and 2,000 participants at the University of Sydney. |
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