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Understanding Narrative Inquiry: The Crafting and Analysis of Stories as Research
Jeong-Hee Kim
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Description for Understanding Narrative Inquiry: The Crafting and Analysis of Stories as Research
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This text is a comprehensive introduction to narrative inquiry in the social sciences. It provides students with the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of this popular approach to qualitative research, along with practical guidance on research design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation. Several extracts from narrative studies are included in chapter 9, together with questions for discussion. With chapter-opening vignettes illustrating a graduate student's research dilemmas, the book not only guides students with how to process narrative inquiry, it also helps raise their consciousness about what it means to be a qualitative researcher, and a narrative inquirer in particular.
This text is a comprehensive introduction to narrative inquiry in the social sciences. It provides students with the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of this popular approach to qualitative research, along with practical guidance on research design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation. Several extracts from narrative studies are included in chapter 9, together with questions for discussion. With chapter-opening vignettes illustrating a graduate student's research dilemmas, the book not only guides students with how to process narrative inquiry, it also helps raise their consciousness about what it means to be a qualitative researcher, and a narrative inquirer in particular.
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781452282787
SKU
V9781452282787
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About Jeong-Hee Kim
Jeong-Hee Kim is a Professor of Curriculum Studies in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University. Kim is a curriculum theorist, teacher educator, and narrative inquiry methodologist. Her research centers on various epistemological underpinnings of curriculum studies, focusing on phenomenological and hermeneutical ways of understanding the field of curriculum studies and teacher education. She has received two ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Narrative Inquiry: The Crafting and Analysis of Stories as Research
The author's use of a conversational tone-as if she is talking directly to her students-while guiding the reader through complex theoretical material is noteworthy, as are the expertly designed Questions for Reflection and the Activities sections at the end of each chapter. This text will be of interest to anyone teaching Qualitative Research Methods looking for ... Read more