Narrative Research Evolving
Narrative research methodology is evolving, and we contend that the notion of emergent design is vital if narrative inquiry (NI) is to continue flourishing in generating new knowledge. We situate the discussion within the narrative turn in qualitative research while drawing on experiences of conduct...
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2016-07-01
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| author | Anne Bruce Rosanne Beuthin Laurene Sheilds Anita Molzahn Kara Schick-Makaroff |
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| description | Narrative research methodology is evolving, and we contend that the notion of emergent design is vital if narrative inquiry (NI) is to continue flourishing in generating new knowledge. We situate the discussion within the narrative turn in qualitative research while drawing on experiences of conducting a longitudinal narrative study. The philosophical tensions encountered are described, as our understanding and application of narrative approaches evolved. We outline challenges in data collection and analysis in response to what we were learning and identify institutional barriers within ethics review processes that potentially impede emergent approaches. We conclude that researchers using NI can, and must, pursue unanticipated methodological changes when in the midst of conducting the inquiry. Understanding the benefits and institutional barriers to emergent aspects of design is discussed in this ever-maturing approach to qualitative research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9acdf86dbdf43c2aee831bf80afc8302022-12-22T01:09:28ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods1609-40692016-07-011510.1177/160940691665929210.1177_1609406916659292Narrative Research EvolvingAnne Bruce0Rosanne Beuthin1Laurene Sheilds2Anita Molzahn3Kara Schick-Makaroff4 School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada Island Health, Victoria, BC, Canada School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaNarrative research methodology is evolving, and we contend that the notion of emergent design is vital if narrative inquiry (NI) is to continue flourishing in generating new knowledge. We situate the discussion within the narrative turn in qualitative research while drawing on experiences of conducting a longitudinal narrative study. The philosophical tensions encountered are described, as our understanding and application of narrative approaches evolved. We outline challenges in data collection and analysis in response to what we were learning and identify institutional barriers within ethics review processes that potentially impede emergent approaches. We conclude that researchers using NI can, and must, pursue unanticipated methodological changes when in the midst of conducting the inquiry. Understanding the benefits and institutional barriers to emergent aspects of design is discussed in this ever-maturing approach to qualitative research.https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406916659292 |
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