The Art and Science of Portraiture

by Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara; Davis, Jessica Hoffmann

• ISBN13: 9780787962425
• ISBN10: 0787962422
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-17
• 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

Jessica Hoffmann Davis is the director of the Arts in Education Concentration and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: The Frame	p. xv
A View of the Whole: Origins and Purposes	p. 1
Perspective Taking: Discovery and Development	p. 19
On Context	p. 39
Illumination: Framing the Terrain	p. 41
Implementation: Setting the Site	p. 60
Artistic Refrain: Priming the Canvas	p. 74
On Voice	p. 83
Illumination: Expressing a Point of View	p. 85
Implementation: Defining the Lens	p. 106
Artistic Refrain: Negotiating Perspective	p. 124
On Relationship	p. 133
Illumination: Navigating Intimacy	p. 135
Implementation: Declaring Boundaries	p. 160
Artistic Refrain: Representing Rapport	p. 175
On Emergent Themes	p. 183
Illumination: Searching for Patterns	p. 185
Implementation: Naming Convergence	p. 215
Artistic Refrain: Defining Forms	p. 232
On Aesthetic Whole	p. 241
Illumination: Shaping the Story	p. 243
Implementation: Composing the Narrative	p. 261
Artistic Refrain: Achieving Balance	p. 275
References	p. 283
Index	p. 289
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