2nd Edition

Using Narrative Inquiry as a Research Method An Introduction to Critical Event Narrative Analysis in Research, Teaching and Professional Practice

By Patricie Mertova, Leonard Webster Copyright 2020
154 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Using Narrative Inquiry as a Research Method is the ideal introduction to a growing field of study. A full and accessible guide that covers the theory and practical applications of this qualitative method, it provides researchers with a rich framework through which they can investigate the ways people experience the world depicted through their stories. Looking at how this method can... Read more

 List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Narrative in research; 3 Philosophies and theories underpinning narrative; 4 Examples of stories in narrative inquiry; 5 A critical events approach to narrative; 6 Rethinking validity and reliability; 7 Narrative Inquiry as a Research Method and Quality of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education; 8….A critical event narrative inquiry: internationalisation and quality in a comparative higher education context; 9….A framework for narrative research; Bibliography; Index

Biography

Patricie Mertova is a consultant in higher education policy, evaluation, development and quality, and a visiting fellow at the Institute for Employment Research at Warwick University, UK.

Leonard Webster has over 25 years’ experience in the higher education sector. Most recently, he has held senior higher education academic, teaching and learning, quality and compliance appointments across a range of Australian higher education institutions.