Bricolage research, as conceptualized by Denzin and Lincoln (1999) and further theorized by Kincheloe (2001; 2004a; 2004b; 2004c; 2004d; 2005a) and Berry (2004a; 2004b; 2006; 2011), can be considered a critical, multi-perspectival, multi-theoretical and multi-methodological approach to inquiry.
The etymological foundation of bricolage comes from a traditional French expression which denotes crafts-people who creatively use materials left over from other projects to construct new artifacts. To
fashion their bricolage projects, bricoleurs use only the tools and materials “at-hand” (Levi-Strauss, 1966). This mode of construction is in direct contrast to the work of engineers, who follow set procedures and have a list of specific tools to carry out their work.
Generally speaking, when the metaphor is used within the domaine of qualitative research it denotes methodological practices explicitly based on notions of eclecticism, emergent design, flexibility and plurality. Further, it signifies approaches that examine phenomena from multiple, and sometimes competing, theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Contextualizing Theories and Practices of Bricolage Research
Matt Rogers
University of New Brunswick, Canada
The Qualitative Report 2012 Volume 17, T&L Art. 7, 1-17
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR17/rogers.pdf
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jenglish/Courses/mileaf.html
https://staff.aist.go.jp/h.arai/bricolage.html
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