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Inside Stories: Qualitative Research Reflections

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Creator: Kathleen B. Demarrais
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.1

ISBN: 0805880380
Dewey Decimal Number: 001.42
EAN: 9780805880380
ASIN: 0805880380

Publication Date: June 1, 1998
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Condition: pback with bent corners; front cover is slightly curled up; text is in good cond;

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Editorial Reviews:

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Although articles reporting research studies are helpful in acquainting students with methodological approaches, they often make the process look so straightforward, clean, and effortless. It is rare to find an article that tells the "real" story behind the finished product. By having real researchers tell their own stories of "mucking around" with methodological and ethical issues in qualitative research, we get a more realistic, human story of the process. This is a collection of such stories. Authors were asked to describe their own experiences with methodological and ethical struggles as they engaged in their work. br br Each of the essays offers insight into the research approach used as well as particular issues which became apparent during the research process. Key issues raised by the authors include early learnings; gaining entry; overlapping, conflicting roles, and the boundaries of these roles; differential power relationships; who tells the story and whose story is told; ethical concernsrelated to confidentiality; and the influence of a researcher's particular philosophy or theoretical framework on his or her research. Throughout the book we see scholars whose personal stories or autobiographies intersect closely with their research projects. br br deMarrais introduces a unique framework to help students gain an overview of qualitative research methods and the underpinnings and processes in these approaches. This framework is centered on the ways we understand phenomena using qualitative research approaches that engage archival knowledge, narrative knowledge, or observational knowledge.br

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

An Engaging Read September 29, 2008
I am very glad to have been exposed to this book through my doctoral class. Like the title ("Inside Stories") suggested, this book is a collection of personal reflections (stories) written by experienced qualitative researchers. The articles are very engaging because authors discuss their personal journey of becoming qualitative researchers: why they chose a certain subject matter, how they made choices during the research process, and what they learned from their experiences. The readers get to see the "personhood" of the authors/researchers along the discussion of methodological issues, such as gaining entry, establishing trust with participant, tension due to multiple roles, risks to the researchers and the researched, and power differentials. The weaving together of autobiographical and methodological information makes the research process come alive. This is one of my favorite textbook on qualitative research.

5 out of 5 stars

Teaching qualitative research? Check this new book!! August 12, 1998
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Kathleen Demarrais has done it again! This practical, thorough, well-organized book will be an excellent text for qualitative/ ethnographic research classes. Your students, like mine, will learn a great deal from these chapters, which are short enough to be supplemental reading assignments and rich enough to spark discussion and reflection in your research class. The editor has provided thoughtful questions for each chapter and an index linking specific topics to the chapters where those topics are addressed -- both very useful to the professor using all or part of the book and linking specific chapters to syllabus topics. Highly recommended!

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