The Art and Science of Portraiture

by Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara; Davis, Jessica Hoffmann

• ISBN13: 9780787910648
• ISBN10: 0787910643
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-25
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

"The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read. . . . A rich and wonderful book." --American Journal of EducationA landmark contribution to the field of research methodology, this remarkable book illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture--placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and mapping it onto the broader terrain of qualitative research.

Author Biography

SARA LAWRENCE-LIGHTFOOT,a promminent sociologist and professor, of education at Harvard University, is the author of numerous books including The Good High School, Balm in Gilead, and I've Known Rivers. Winner of the prestigious MacArthur Prize, Lawrence-Lightfoot was recently awarded Harvard's George Ledlie Prize given for research that makes the "most valuable contribution to science" and that "benefits mankind." She has been a Fellow at the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College and at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. JESSICA HOFFMANN DAVIS is the Director of Arts in Education Concentration and a lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She was the principal investigator of several arts projects at Harvard Project Zero. Her numerous publications include The MUSE (Museums Uniting with Schools in Education) Book and The Co-Arts Assessment Handbook.

Table of Contents

The Authors	ix	(2)
Acknowledgments	xi	(4)
Introduction: The Frame	xv
CHAPTER ONE: A VIEW OF THE WHOLE: ORIGINS AND PURPOSES	1	(18)
CHAPTER TWO: PERPECTIVE TAKING: DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT	19	(20)
CHAPTER THREE: ON CONTEXT	39	(44)
Illumination: Framing the Terrain	41	(19)
Implementation: Setting the Site	60	(14)
Artistic Refrain: Priming the Canvas	74	(9)
CHAPTER FOUR: ON VOICE	83	(50)
Illumination: Expressing a Point of View	85	(21)
Implementation: Defining the Lens	106	(18)
Artistic Refrain: Negotiating Perspective	124	(9)
CHAPTER FIVE: ON RELATIONSHIP	133	(50)
Illumination: Navigating Intimacy	135	(25)
Implementation: Declaring Boundaries	160	(15)
Artistic Refrain: Representing Rapport	175	(8)
CHAPTER SIX: ON EMERGENT THEMES	183	(58)
Illumination: Searching for Patterns	185	(30)
Implementation: Naming Convergence	215	(17)
Artistic Refrain: Defining Forms	232	(9)
CHAPTER SEVEN: ON AESTHETIC WHOLE	241	(42)
Illumination: Shaping the Story	243	(18)
Implementation: Composing the Narrative	261	(14)
Artistic Refrain: Achieving Balance	275	(8)
References	283	(6)
Index	289