Using Narrative Inquiry as a Research Method: An Introduction to Using Critical Event Narrative Analysis in Research on Learning and Teaching

by Webster; Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780415379069
• ISBN10: 0415379067
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Narrative in research	p. 13
Philosophies and theories underpinning narrative	p. 25
Examples of stories in narrative inquiry	p. 37
A critical events approach to narrative	p. 71
Rethinking validity and reliability	p. 89
A framework for narrative research	p. 103
Bibliography	p. 119
Index	p. 127
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