1st Edition

Theory and Philosophy in Qualitative Research Methods Key Concepts

Edited By Aaron M. Kuntz Copyright 2026
184 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume serves as an essential resource for advanced graduate students, early-career faculty, and anyone seeking a deeper, more dynamic understanding of the philosophical and theoretical foundations of qualitative research in education. It emphasizes the idea that all research projects—regardless of discipline or method—are inherently shaped by philosophical and theoretical assumptions, many... Read more

Table of Contents

Editor’s Introduction – Aaron M. Kuntz

Chapter 1: Epistemology – Serge F. Hein

Chapter 2: Genealogy as a Method and Political Tactic – James Burns

Chapter 3: Posthumanism – Kay Sidebottom

Chapter 4: Phronesis, Historical Ontology, and Qualitative Inquiry – Austin Pickup

Chapter 5: The Minor – Laura Smithers

Chapter 6: New Materialism: An End to Certainty – Travis Marn & Jessica Van Cleave

Chapter 7: Four Affective Strategies for Queer(er) Research with Oblique Curiosities – David Ben Shannon & Sarah E Truman

Chapter 8: Feminist Theory – Stephanie Anne Shelton

Chapter 9: Immersive Cartography – David Rousell

Chapter 10: Hauntology – Bretton A. Varga & Mark E. Helmsing

Chapter 11: Disrupting Qualitative Research: A bag-lady-narrative-methodology as research-creation – Julie Ovington, Jo Albin-Clark, Liz Latto, &  Louise Hawxwell

Chapter 12: The Art of Listening – Alexis Kallio

Chapter 13: Diffractive Methodologies: Exploring applications for racial justice research – Joy Howard & Charles Sutton

 

Biography

Dr. Aaron M. Kuntz is Dean of the School of Education and Human Development and holds the Frost Professorship of Education and Human Development at Florida International University (FIU). Previous to FIU, Dr. Kuntz was a faculty member and department chair at the University of Alabama, where he was awarded the President’s Research Award, Community Engagement Award, and an award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching. As a professor of research methodology, Dr. Kuntz has published over 60 peer-reviewed publications, including six books.

A strong advocate for education and educators at all levels, Dr. Kuntz emphasizes working with schools and community members over and above studying them. To this end, Dr. Kuntz strives to establish sustainable partnerships that foreground education as a means for community engagement, accountability, and mobility.