1st Edition

New Approaches to Qualitative Research Wisdom and Uncertainty

Edited By Maggi Savin-Baden, Claire Howell Major Copyright 2010
200 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Qualitative research has seen a surge of growth during the past decade. This is in large part because positivist approaches have not yielded the kinds of results that had been anticipated, and more researchers are seeking alternative perspectives to understand phenomena. The number of researchers using qualitative approaches continues to grow, yet there are few up-to-date guides to assist... Read more

Preface  1. Introduction Maggi Savin-Baden and Claire Howell Major  Part I: Stances  2. Positioning Positionality: The Reflexive Turn Glynis Cousin  3. Values and Virtues in Qualitative Research Bruce Macfarlane  4. Re-Locating Truths in the Qualitative Research Paradigm Lana Van Niekerk and Maggi Savin-Baden  5. Imagining Intersectionality and the Spaces in Between Rebecca Ropers-Huilman and Kelly T. Winters  6. Taking a Stance Madeleine Duncan and Ruth Watson  Part II: Methodologies and Methods  7. Writing Ethnodrama Johnny Saldaña  8. Narrative Theory and the Construction of Qualitative Texts Julia Colyar and Karri Holley  9. Multimodality, Visual Methodologies and Higher Education Lesley Gourlay  10. Participatory Action Research Katherine Wimpenny  11. Deliberative Inquiry Heather Kanuka  12. Qualitative Research Synthesis Claire Howell Major and Maggi Savin-Baden  Part III: Places and Spaces  13. Locating Space in Qualitative Research Paddy O’Toole  14. Listening Spaces Theresa Lorenzo  15. The Politics of Space in Qualitative Research Aaron M. Kuntz  16. Urban Ethnography Kristanm. Venegas and Adrian H. Huerta  17. Researching in Immersive Spaces Maggi Savin-Baden, Lesley Gourlay and Cathy Tombs  Afterword Maggi Savin-Baden and Claire Major

Biography

Maggi Savin-Baden is Professor of Higher Education Research at Coventry University, UK.

Claire Howell Major is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Alabama, US.