Hermeneutics and Critical Theory in the Educational Sciences Hermeneutics and Empirical Research in the Social Sciences Krassimir Stojanov, University of Oulu, May 2009
Contents Philosophical Hermeneutics and Hermeneutics as Method of Empirical Research Hermeneutics and the Interpretative Paradigm in the Sociology The Normativity-Problem
Philosophical Hermeneutics and Hermeneutics as Method of Empirical Research Hermeneutics as a Method? Hermeneutics as Reconstruction of Historical Documents Hermeneutics as Reconstruction of the Meaning of Social Practcies
Hermeneutics and the Interpretative Paradigm in the Sociology „Verstehen“ vs. „Erklären“ Case-Related Understanding „Objective Hermeneutics“ Biographyzation of Experiences
The Normativity-Problem „Education“ as a Normative Concept Need for Trans-Contextual Norms of Education