Using narrative inquiry as a research method : an introduction to critical event narrative analysis in research, training and professional practice / Patricie Mertova and Leonard Webster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mertova, Patricie, 1975- author.

Webster, Leonard, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narrative inquiry (Research method).

Physical Description:

ix, 143 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

"This fully updated new edition provides the reader with the ideal introduction to narrative inquiry. Guiding the reader through a full and accessible description of the theory as well as how to begin using the narrative inquiry method, it presents a selection of case studies of research on quality in higher education, internationalisation and quality in cross-cultural contexts. Providing a rich framework through which researchers can investigate the ways humans experience the world depicted through their stories, this book is the ideal introduction to anyone looking to learn more about the theory as well as how to undertake research using narrative inquiry"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Narrative in research

Philosophies and theories underpinning narrative

Examples of stories in narrative inquiry

A critical events approach to narrative

Rethinking validity and reliability

Narrative inquiry as a research method and quality of learning and teaching in higher education

A critical event narrative inquiry : internationalisation and quality in a comparative higher education context

A framework for narrative research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Mertova, Patricie, 1975-. Using narrative inquiry as a research method.

ISBN:

9781138354791

1138354791

9781138354814

1138354813

OCLC:

1112789929