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Qualitative inquiry is not merely a research method or a series of analytic steps, but a holistic process that challenges the age-old qualitative/quantitative dichotomy. This book provides students and researchers with an approachable guide to a range of interpretive perspectives, including thematic, narrative, and arts-based types of inquiry.
Fully revised and updated, the Second Edition features:
- A brand new introduction firmly placing qualitative inquiry in context
- New further reading sections to guide you deeper into the relevant literature
- Expanded sections on auto-ethnography and technology
- A range of examples to demonstrate the application of research techniques
Presenting a clear overview of the theory, method and interpretation involved in qualitative inquiry, this book is the ideal starting point for those engaging in arts-based qualitative research.
List of contents
Part 1: Qualitative Inquiry
Chapter 1: Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Part 2: Thematic Perspectives
Chapter 3: Constant Comparison Inquiry
Chapter 4: Phenomenological Inquiry
Part 3: The Narrative Turn
Chapter 5: Narrative Inquiry
Part 4: Arts-Based Inquiry
Chapter 6: Poetic Inquiry
Chapter 7: Visual Inquiry
1. Collage Inquiry
2. Photo/Film Inquiry
3. Visual Narratives
Chapter 8. Performative Inquiry
Part 5: Future Directions
Chapter 9: Future Directions
About the author
Lynn Butler-Kisber (BEd, MEd, McGill; EdD, Harvard) is a professor of education at McGill University. Her work includes leadership, multiliteracies; professional development and qualitative research methodologies with a particular interest in arts-based methodologies, more specifically in visual and poetic inquiry on which she has written and presented extensively. She focuses on issues of marginalization, equity, and social justice. New publications include Poetic Inquiries of Reflection and Renewal: Poetry As Research (2017), which is coedited with John Guiney Yallop, Mary Stewart, and Sean Wiebe (MacIntyre Purcell), and the second edition of her book (2018), Qualitative Inquiry: Thematic, Narrative and Arts-Based Perspectives (SAGE).
Summary
An approachable, holistic guide to qualitative inquiry across a wide range of interpretive perspectives, including thematic, narrative and arts-based types of inquiry, now with updated examples, a fresh text design and improved navigation.
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Lynn Butler-Kisber yet again provides us with a rigorous and beautifully written text on qualitative research. The examples challenge us to consider the complexity of qualitative research from the basics to the poetic and performative. This is a book to be bought and treasured.
Maggi Savin-Baden 20180312
