ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests a fundamentally eonstructivist perspective for research in interpreting studies. Varieties of constructivism underpin a constructivist epistemology for research involving collaboration between the analyst and subjects in all phases. Collaborative inquiry comprising three phases is proposed: ii) a briefing session prior to experimentation to gather qualitative data; (ii) experimentation or the abstraction of ST and TT from professional contexts infield work; (iii) a debriefing session where both subject and analyst corroborate findings. Data from a pilot study carried out to test the methodology are presented. The value of a three-phase research model is discussed with reference to strengthening the foundation on which to construct observer-mediated 'castles in the air in interpreting studies. 1
