Sense-making and authorising in the organisation of mental health care

...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................... 9 PART ONE: Thesis Introduction ............................................................................................................ 10 Chapter 1 : Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 11 1.1 Introducing the rapir ...................................................................................................... I l I , I. I Cense-making and authorising .................................................................................. 15 I. 1 .2 A moral terrain ........ ........................................................ 20 ................................. 21 . . .......................... I 1 .3 Responsibility and accountability I. 1 .4 Research questions ................................................................... I 2 Treaimeni of the topic siiidying the orguniiarioii of menial heatrh care . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1 .2.1 Anthropology of organisation ........................................................ Chapter 2 : Methodolog) .......................................... ......................................................................... 29 . . 2. I Meihodological issues. .................................................................................................... 29 2.1. I Debates that frame qualitative.'ethnographic enquiv ................................................ 30 ........................................................ 3 1 ................................. 36 2.1 .I .2. I 'Seeing through the eyes of ~ takinthe sub,jects perspective.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 2. I . 1 .2.2 Describing the mundane detail of everyday settings .................................. 41 2.l.l.2.3 Undtrstandin%actions and meanings in their social context ~ holism ....... 42 2. I , 1.2.4 Emphasising time and process ................ 2 . I, I. I Research philosophy ........................... 2.1. i .Z Research practice ........................................... 2.1.1.2.S Flexible research designs ................................................................ 2 I . 1 2.6 Induciive ......... ................................................................................... 43 Chapter 3 : Methods: the tale from the field .......................................................................................... 45 3. i Foreshadou,ed problems ......... 3.2 Rerieurch seiiing and process .................................................................................... ............................................................................... 15 3.2.1 The setting ........................................ 3.2.2 Choice of setting ................................................. 3.2.4 Samplin, 0 issues ........ 3.2.5 Data collection methods .............. ....................................................... 52 ................................. 53 3.2.3 Emergent research design .......................................................................................... 53 ................................................................... ............................................ 3.2.5.1 Observation ................................................. .......................................... 57