Light a fire and watch it burn : disruptive qualitative methods in education research / edited by Michael L. Boucher, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boucher, Michael L., editor.

Series:

Qualitative research methodologies

Qualitative research methodologies : traditions, designs, and pedagogies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research.

Education.

Qualitative research--Methodology.

Qualitative research.

Qualitative Research.

Medical Subjects:

Qualitative Research.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Gorham, ME : Myers Education Press, [2025]

Biography/History:

Michael Boucher in an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M University – San Antonio. He completed his Ph.D. in 2013 in Curriculum and Instruction with a minor in Urban Education from Indiana University. As a successful Minneapolis Public Schools teacher, Michael taught social studies, served as department chair, and coordinated programs. He has taught middle school, high school, online courses, adult diploma, GED, and instructional methods. As a teacher-leader, Michael advocated for his students every day at school, but also in the press, the district, and the statehouse. Michael’s research examines the relationships of solidarity developed between successful White teachers and their students of color in de-facto segregated schools. Michael studies the interplay between race, power, and curriculum through his varied work exploring the racialization of historical understanding, the impact on White teacher candidates of student teaching experiences abroad, and critiques of deficit frameworks. His methodological work focuses on empowering individuals and communities as participants in ethnographic education research.

Summary:

Traditional qualitative research texts provide invaluable foundations for understanding methods such as participant observation, coding, and analysis. Yet, they often fail to address innovative approaches that challenge oppressive norms and center lived experiences of marginalized communities. Light a Fire and Watch It Burn fills this critical gap, presenting 15 concise, practice-oriented chapters on disruptive methods, including photovoice, duoethnography, feminist critical discourse analysis, and arts-based research like ethnodrama. These approaches reimagine qualitative inquiry as a vehicle for equity, inclusion, and justice, equipping readers with tools to create meaningful change. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Series foreword / Melissa Freeman and Kathryn Roulston

Introduction : Why does qualitative research need to be disruptive and dusrupted? / Amy Castullo and Michael Boucher, Jr.

One : Kanaka 'Ōiwi Methodologies to Honor Mo'ōlelo, Communities Aloha 'Āina, and Make it Hānai / Robin Brandehoff

Two : Anticolonial Ethics in Critical Qualitative Research / Lorien S. Jordan

Three : The Art of Creative Resourcefulness : Rasquache as Methodology / Jasmin Patrón-Vargas and Tim Monreal

Four : All the World's A Stage : Ethnodrama as Critical Qualitative Research / John H. Samuels

Five : Sonic Interruptions : Centering Listening in Qualitative Research / Waltere S. Gershon and Boni Wozolek

Six : Disrupting te Self : Currere and the Journey Toward Inclusive Pedagogy / Shami Steyn

Seven : A Collective Disruption : Doing Dueoethnolography with/as Black Women / Asha S. Winfield, Nabila Mushtarin, Hope Hickerson, Anglesia Brown, and DeShara C. Doub

Eight : Photovoice in Critical Qualitative Research / Tim Monreal

Nine : Beyond a Research Tool : Faith Sharing as a Disruptive Qualitative Method / Christopher B. Tran

Ten : Emancipatory Research Using Critical Feminist Discourse Analysis / Geraldine Mooney Simmie

Eleven : Decolonizing Education Research : Pláticas as Sites of Reciprocity, Vulnerabiligy, and Reflexivity / Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto

Twelve : Framing Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a Stance / Miranda C. Ward

Thirteen : Collective Nattative : Honoring the Power of Group Dialogue and Storytelling / Nicole Roady

Fourteen : Disrupting Power Through Photo Elicitation : Centering Participants in Research / Michael L. Boucher, Jr.

Fifteen : Conclusion : Catalytic Validity and the Praxis of Critical Research / Zachary A. Casey

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781975507190

1975507193

OCLC:

1511408634

Publisher Number:

90103136969