1st Edition

Writing Positionality for Qualitative Inquiry A Meta-Analysis of Written Research

By Roehl Sybing Copyright 2026
174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

Writing Positionality for Qualitative Inquiry: A Meta-Analysis of Written Research provides fundamental instruction for researchers on expressing positionality and incorporating written positionality statements into their research writing. The book offers a distinctive progression from identifying problems to implementing solutions, serving as a practical manual that emphasizes positionality's... Read more

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 2 – Underpinnings of Positionality

Chapter 3 – Prevailing Theories of Positionality

Chapter 4 – Intrinsic Reflexivity vs. Expressions of Positionality

Chapter 5 – Positionality as Sociocultural Identities

Chapter 6 – Positionality to Research Participants

Chapter 7 – Using Positionality to Conduct Research

Chapter 8 – Situating Positionality in Research Writing

Chapter 9 – Critical Potential of Positionality in Research Writing

Appendix – My Positionality

Index

Biography

Dr Roehl Sybing is a Research Associate at the University of North Dakota. He was previously Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Global Communications at Doshisha University, Kyoto, having taught English as a foreign language, intercultural communication, and social science research methods. He obtained his PhD in Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2020 and his Master of Arts in TESOL & Foreign Language Education (Japanese) from New York University. His research interests include research writing practices, qualitative research methodology, and intercultural communication and dialogue.