1st Edition

Conversations about Qualitative Communication Research Behind the Scenes with Leading Scholars

By Christine S Davis Copyright 2014
    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    335 Pages
    by Routledge

    Christine Davis offers readers an insider’s view of the practices of ten leading qualitative communication scholars, showing how they make critical decisions in the process of conducting research. Through interviews and reflective assessment of their key articles, these researchers make visible how they deal with theory, data collection, analysis, and writing up a study. These scholars represent the full range of qualitative communication research: social science, narrative, and performance. Davis provides additional context to offer the reader a practical understanding of how to navigate a qualitative research project.

    One: Opening the Conversation; Two: Rock Stars and Scholarly Identities; One: Narrative Research Strategies; Three: Carolyn Ellis; Four: Buddy Goodall; Five: Adding My Story to the Conversation; Two: Social Science Research Strategies; Six: Quality Qualitative Communication Scholarship; Seven: Dawn O. Braithwaite 1; Eight: Alan DeSantis 1; Nine: Gerry Philipsen; Ten: Sarah Tracy; Three: Arts-Based Research Strategies; Eleven: Moving the Conversation; Twelve: Chris Poulos: “Transgressions” and Qualitative Criteria; Thirteen: Norm Denzin; Fourteen: Ron Pelias; Fifteen: Stacy Holman Jones; Four: The Significance of Qualitative Research Strategies; Sixteen: Continuing the Conversation to the Next Generation; Seventeen: Passing on the Conversation

    Biography

    Christine S Davis