INTERPRETIVE PRAXIS AND THEORY-NETWORKS

Abstract:  I develop the idea of what I call an interpretive praxis as a generalized procedure for analyzing how experimenters can formulate observable predictions, discern real effects from experimental artifacts, and compare predictions with data. An interpretive praxis requires theories – theories not only about instruments and the interpretation of phenomena, but also theories that connect the use of instruments and interpretation of phenomena to high-level theory. I will call all such theories that enable experimentation to work intermediate theories . I offer an account of theory-networks that embrace these intermediate theories and explain their functions.     

Civilian Technical Employees' Work Attitudes Toward Military Employers

The authors used a survey questionnaire followed by an interview to assess civilian technical employees' work attitudes in a military setting over 2 years.