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Informationen zum Autor Valerie J. Janesick ( PhD , Michigan State University) is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, in the department of Leadership, Counseling, Adult, Career and Higher Education, LCACHE , University of South Florida, Tampa. She teaches classes in qualitative research methods, curriculum theory and inquiry, and ethics in leadership. Her latest book, “Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry: Practicing the Zen of Research (2015) Left Coast Press, argues for the use of Zen approaches to qualitative inquiry cast as Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry. Her chapters in the Handbook of Qualitative Research (first and second editions) use dance and the arts as metaphors for understanding research. Her book, Oral History for the Qualitative Researcher: Choreographing the Story (2010), Guilford Press, incorporates, poetry, photography and the arts to capture lived experience. She serves on the editorial board of The Qualitative Report , and the International Journal of Qualitative Methods . She continues to take classes in yoga and meditation. Klappentext In the new Fourth Edition of her inventive, one-of-a-kind book, "Stretching" Exercises for Qualitative Researchers, author Valerie J. Janesick uses dance, yoga, and meditation metaphors to help researchers tap into the intuitive and creative side of their research. In every chapter, "stretching" exercises help readers develop, practice, and hone fieldwork skills and vital habits of mind such as observation, interviewing, writing, creativity, technology, and analysis. While reading the book and working through the exercises, readers can complete a researcher's reflective journal-an invaluable tool that will remain useful throughout their careers. Zusammenfassung Uses dance! yoga! and meditation metaphors to help researchers tap into the intuitive and creative side of their research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Qualitative Research and Habits of Mind Identifying, Practicing, and Developing Habits Getting Feedback and Writing About It Finding Your Theoretical Habit Developing Habits of Mind Terms Used to Describe Qualitative Research Characteristics of Qualitative Work Questions Suited to Qualitative Research Methods Using Theory in Qualitative Research Artistic Approaches to Qualitative Research Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry and the Zen of Research Why Try These Exercises? How to Use This Book The Audience for This Book Suggested Resources Chapter 2. The Observation, Reflection, and Writing Habit Exercise 2.1: Observing a Still Life Scene Description of a Still Life Scene Constructing a Researcher Reflective Portfolio Types of Portfolios and Assessment How the Electronic Portfolio Works Portfolio Contents Exercise 2.2: Physical Description of This Setting Exercise 2.3: Observation in the Home or Workplace Exercise 2.4: Description of a Familiar Person or a Stranger The Qualities of Exemplary Case Studies Exercise 2.5: Observing at an Art Museum or at a Movie Exercise 2.6: Observing an Animal at Home, the Zoo, or a Pet Shop Exercise 2.7: Drawing to Become a Better Observer: Drawing Upside Down Chapter 3. Advancing the Observation, Reflection, and Writing Habit Exercise 3.1: Nonparticipant ...
