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Conceptual/philosophical methods course. The idea that human beings can scientifically interpret how other human beings understand their life-experience has fascinated philosophers in the west sine the 19th century. Interpretive research interests philosophers, because it “pushes” traditional philosophical conceptions about scientific knowledge, methodology, self-understanding, and ethics. At the same time, researchers who undertake interpretive fieldwork often find themselves pondering classic philosophical questions. How do we interpret what we see? To what degree should we challenge our interpretations? Do we see what we want to see or what we anticipate seeing? These questions not only are practical: they go to the heart of current debates about the “post-modern condition.” Pre-requisites: graduate status in Education or permission of instructor. Note: helpful to have taken prior methods or foundations coursework such as EDLPS 525.