TY - BOOK AU - Webster,Leonard AU - Mertova,Patricie TI - Using narrative inquiry as a research method: an introduction to using critical event narrative analysis in research on learning and teaching SN - 0415379059 AV - H61.295 .W43 2007 U1 - 300.723 22 PY - 2007/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Narrative inquiry (Research method) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-126) and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Narrative in research --; 3; Philosophies and theories underpinning narrative --; 4; Examples of stories in narrative inquiry --; 5; A critical events approach to narrative --; 6; Rethinking validity and reliability --; 7; A framework for narrative research N2 - "This book provides a much needed up-to-date introduction to the topic of narrative enquiry ? which has seen a growing interest in recent years. Narrative inquiry provides researchers with a framework through which they can investigate the ways humans experience the world depicted through their stories. The book looks at how this method can effectively be applied as a means of research in a range of contexts, including flexible, open and distance or workplace learning. It demonstrates the value and utility of employing narrative as a research tool in a range of teaching and learning settings and includes chapters on background, methodology and case studies to illustrate the application of narrative inquiry as a research method."--Publisher description ER -