Qualitative inquiry : thematic, narrative and arts-informed perspectives /
Lynn Butler-Kisber.
- xii, 155 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Purpose of the book ; Overview ; Evolution of qualitative inquiry ; Worldviews and categories of inquiry ; Organization of the book ; Positioning myself in the work ; Summary of chapters ; Notes ; References -- Issues in qualitative inquiry. Validity ; Generalizability ; Access and consent ; Access ; Reflexivity ; Voice ; Transparency ; Concluding remarks ; References -- Constant comparison inquiry ; Contributions of GT ; An overview of constant comparison inquiry ; Research questions ; Literatures and inquiry ; Constructing and managing field texts ; Analysis ; The use of visual mapping for conceptualizing field text material ; Computer software in thematic inquiry ; Evaluation and quality issues in constant comparison inquiry ; Concluding remarks ; References -- Phenomenological inquiry. History of phenomenological inquiry ; Implementing phenomenological inquiry ; Challenges facing phenomenological inquiry ; Concluding remarks ; References -- Narrative inquiry. Narrative as the human enterprise ; The roots of narrative inquiry ; The narrative turn ; Current approaches in narrative inquiry ; Narrative analysis ; Living the story with participants ; Starting with the story ; Finding the story ; Issues and quality in narrative inquiry ; Concluding remarks ; References -- Poetic inquiry. Found poetry ; Generated poetry ; Poetry clusters ; Evaluation and quality issues in poetic inquiry ; Concluding remarks ; References -- Collage inquiry. The "birth" of college ; Collage in inquiry ; Collage as reflection ; Collage as elicitation ; Collage in conceptualization ; Challenges in collage inquiry ; Concluding remarks ; References -- Photographic inquiry. Evolution of photographic inquiry ; General viewing of photographic images ; Using photographs for reflection ; Using photographs for elicitation ; Visual narratives with photographs and film ; Ethical issues in visual inquiry ; Concluding remarks ; Reference -- Performative inquiry. History of performative inquiry ; Landscape of performative inquiry ; Ethnodrama and readers theatre ; Validatory previews ; Challenges in performative inquiry ; Concluding remarks ; References -- Future directions.