tulkintakehänä
Tulkintakehänä is a Finnish term used in humanities and social sciences to describe the interpretive framework or lens through which data, texts, or events are analyzed. The word combines tulkinta “interpretation” and kehänä, the translative form of kehä “frame, circle,” thus literally meaning “as an interpretive frame.”
Definition and use: It denotes a stance or orientation that guides what is regarded as relevant evidence,
Examples: In ethnography, a researcher might interpret practices within a tulkintakehänä of social cohesion or hierarchy.
Relation to other concepts: It is similar to the idea of a theoretical lens or analytic framework,
Limitations and critique: The concept encourages reflexivity, but also highlights potential biases. Researchers are urged to
See also: hermeneutics, interpretive framework, epistemology, qualitative research, analytical lens.