THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES OF WORKING LIFE - DEVELOPMENT OF A DIARY-IN-GROUP METHOD

A participative approach in dealing with problems of the psychosocial work environment poses theoretical and methodological questions that a re examined from a general epistemological perspective, with particula r focus being placed on tensions between various forms of knowledge. T his article demonstrates that emphasis on contextual aspects of knowle dge is important both from a theoretical and a practical standpoint A diary-in-group method aimed at handling problems of contextuality is p resented. An account of its use within a study of the psychosocial wor k environment of theater actors is provided.