Nursing research using life history : qualitative designs and methods in nursing / Mary de Chesnay, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Chesnay, Mary, editor.

Series:

Qualitative Designs and Methods

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Research--Methodology.

Nursing.

Nursing--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Life history is a qualitative research method used to tell the story of an individual through the eyes of a researcher, who frames the story within the context of the culture in which the person lived. In this book, experienced scholars in qualitative life history research discuss the theoretical rationale for using this design, describe its components, and delineate a practical plan to conduct studies, including a focus on appropriate methods, ethical considerations, and potential pitfalls. Examples from published nursing research with author commentary help to support new researchers.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Series Foreword; Focus; Proposals; Commonalities in Methods; Interviewing Basics; Ethical Issues; Rigor; Data Analysis; References; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share Nursing Research Using Life History: Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing; Chapter One: Overview of Life History; Overview of Life History; Philosophical Derivation; Ethical Issues; Traditional Life History; Focused Life History; Summary; References; Chapter Two: State of Art in Nursing Research Using Life History; Life Histories Conducted by Nurses

Martha E. Rogers by Lynn HektorPatricia Morin by Linda Walline; Colice Caulfield Sayer by Melissa Sherrod; Life Stories of African Americans by Mary de Chesnay; Life Histories Collected by Anthropologists; Crashing Thunder by Paul Radin; Childhood and Adolescence; Mama Lola by Karen M. Brown; Summary; References; Chapter Three: Collecting Life Histories; Conceptualization; Statement of the Problem; Literature Review; Significance of the Study; Methodological Phase; Design; Sampling; Gender; Instrumentation; Setting; Rigor; Procedures for Data Collection; Data Analysis; References

Chapter Four: Embracing the Ugly Child Within: Life History of an Incest Survivor The Problem; Purpose; Assumptions; Research Question; Significance; Methodology; Design; Instrumentation; Rigor; Sample: Amy; Procedures; Data Analysis; Limitations; Results; Amy's Story; Discussion; Summary; Concepts Related to Literature; Implications; Recommendations; References; Chapter Five: Whistleblowing as Self-Reported Disclosure by Incest Survivors; Theoretical Rationale; Summary of Theoretical Rationale; Assumptions; Definition of Terms; Review of the Literature; Whistleblowing; Family Violence

Summary of the Literature Areas of Agreement; Areas of Disagreement; Deficiencies in the Existing Research; Research Questions; Methodology; Sample; Life History Design; The Researcher as Instrument; Interview Guide; Conduct of Interviews; Human Subjects Approval; Setting; Transcriptionists; Data Analysis; Results; Summary of Themes; The Stories; Key Informant #1: Allyson; Key Informant #2: Becky; Themes and Subthemes; Theme #1: Coping; Theme #2: Self-Image; Theme #3: Communication Barriers; Theme #4: Communication Facilitators; Discussion; Whistleblowing in Small Organizations

Disclosure of Incest as Whistleblowing Dilemmas of Conducting Life History Research; Ethical Issues of Life History Research; Policy Recommendations; Alternative Perspectives on Disclosure; Limitations; Directions for Further Research; Summary; Note; References; Appendix: Semi-Structured Interview Guide; Chapter Six: The Stories of Us: Using Life Histories to Inform Practice; My Story; Why Older Mexican American Women?; Choosing the Research Question; Choosing a Methodology; Rapid Assessment Process; Location, Location, Location; Why Life History Is Important; Ready to Get Started!

Findings: The Exciting Part

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78684-043-X

0-8261-3464-5

OCLC:

885123664