Showing papers in "Qualitative Research Journal in 2007"
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TL;DR: In this paper, the benefits of using autobiographical data, especially with regard to stigmatised sexual minorities in Western societies, are explored. But the authors need to be aware of the generic limitations of autobiographies.
Abstract: For geographers doing qualitative research, autobiographical narratives offer a discrete avenue into life experiences, everyday lived geographies, and intimate connections between places and identities. Yet these valuable sources remain mostly untapped by geographers and largely unconsidered in methodological treatises. This article seeks to elicit the benefits of using autobiographical data, especially with regard to stigmatised sexual minorities in Western societies. Qualitative research among gay men, lesbians and bisexuals (GLB) is sometimes difficult; due to the ongoing marginalisation experienced by sexual minorities in contemporary Western societies, subjects are often difficult to locate and reticent to participate in research. But autobiographical writing has a long history in Western GLB subcultures, and offers an unobtrusive means to explore the interpenetration of stigmatised sexuality and space, of GLB identity and place. A keen awareness of the power of geography of spaces of concealment, resistance, connection, emergence and affirmation underpins the content and form of GLB autobiographical writing. I demonstrate this in part through the example of my own research into gay male spatiality in Australia. At the same time we need to be aware of the generic limitations of autobiographies. Nevertheless, this article calls for wider attention to autobiographical sources, especially for geographical research into marginalised groups.
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TL;DR: Schutt as discussed by the authors investigated the social world: the process and practice of research, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California 2006, fifth edition, ISBN 141292734X, 515 pages, 133 pages of appendices, bibliography and glossary/index, CD-ROM attached, paperback.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Russell K Schutt, Investigating the social world: the process and practice of research, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2006, fifth edition, ISBN 141292734X, 515 pages, 133 pages of appendices, bibliography and glossary/index, CD-ROM attached, paperback.
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TL;DR: The Handbook of Ethical Research with Ethnocultural Populations and Communities, by Joseph E. Trimble and Celia B. Fisher, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2006, ISBN 0761930434, 366 pages, hardback as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Includes photo. Review(s) of: The Handbook of Ethical Research with Ethnocultural Populations and Communities, by Joseph E. Trimble and Celia B. Fisher, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2006, ISBN 0761930434, 366 pages, hardback.
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TL;DR: Taylor, Min Wilkie and Judith Baser as mentioned in this paper have published a guide for school support staff, Doing Action Research: A Guide for School Support Staff, Paul Chapman Publishing, a Sage company, London, 2006, ISBN 1412912776, 100 pages, paperback.
Abstract: Includes photo. Includes references. Review(s) of: Claire Taylor, Min Wilkie and Judith Baser, Doing Action Research: A Guide for School Support Staff, Paul Chapman Publishing, a Sage company, London, 2006, ISBN 1412912776, 100 pages, paperback.
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TL;DR: In this article, a handout is intended for use as a class handout to aid students who are learning about qualitative research to determine whether qualitative research is a good fit and whether they have the personal characteristics required to become effective qualitative researchers.
Abstract: This article is intended for use as a class handout to aid students who are learning about qualitative research to determine whether qualitative research is a good fit and whether they have the personal characteristics required to become effective qualitative researchers.
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TL;DR: Manicas as mentioned in this paper presents a realist philosophy of social science: Explanation and Understanding, by Peter T. Manicas, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2006, ISBN 0521678587, 225 pages, paperback.
Abstract: Includes photo. Review(s) of: A Realist Philosophy of Social Science: Explanation and Understanding, by Peter T. Manicas, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2006, ISBN 0521678587, 225 pages, paperback. Includes references.
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TL;DR: Fink as mentioned in this paper conducted research literature reviews from the internet to the paper, from the Internet to paper, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2005, second edition, ISBN 141290904X, 245 pages, paperback.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Arlene Fink, Conducting research literature reviews: From the internet to paper, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2005, second edition, ISBN 141290904X, 245 pages, paperback.
TL;DR: In this paper, two experienced QR instructors argue that reflective attention to the tools and materials used by researchers and instructors can help to enhance student learning, by scaffolding student understanding, providing transparency in the learning and research process, representing and supporting multiple views and perspectives.
Abstract: In this article, two experienced QR instructors argue that reflective attention to the tools and materials used by researchers and instructors can help to enhance student learning. Identifying three sorts of things in QR those on which research is conducted (texts, images, etc.); the technologies used by the researcher, from software to notebooks; and the objects of the culture under study the authors discuss three examples of their use of things in the context of QR. A detailed case discussion based on the authors’ experience with flip chart paper, NVivo software and Tinkertoy concept maps reveals some of the benefits of attention to things. Based on their analysis, the authors conclude that there are four ways in which a focus on things can support learning and teaching: by scaffolding student understanding, by providing transparency in the learning and research process, by representing and supporting multiple views and perspectives, and by promoting reflexivity and reflection.
TL;DR: Creswell et al. as discussed by the authors designed and conducted mixed methods research to design and conduct mixed-methods research on a set of hand-crafted hand-carved woodgrain boards.
Abstract: Review(s) of: John W. Creswell and Vicki L. Plano Clark, Designing and conducting mixed methods research, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2007, ISBN 1412927927, 275 pages, paperback.
TL;DR: In this article, a study of parents' experience of caring for a child living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was conducted on the key psychological aspects of the process of adjustment to the illness of their child (family and spousal relationship, daily life, emotions, career, spirituality and coping strategies).
Abstract: Research was conducted on parents’ experience of caring for a child living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The focus of this research was on the key psychological aspects of the process of adjustment to the illness of their child (family and spousal relationship, daily life, emotions, career, spirituality, and coping strategies). There was evidence throughout the study of gender‐specific differences in constructing the different aspects of the shared experience. The main findings included major differences in the initial reaction and coping styles between mothers and fathers. These differences could be perceived as a threat or could serve as a source of isolation between parents. Additional findings included the unequal sharing of caregiving tasks between partners: the primary caregiving role usually being assumed by the mother, with the father playing a supportive role. The unique contribution of this study in further describing the lived experience of parents of a child with DMD is its attention to the internal dynamic of the relationship between mothers and fathers. This dynamic is highly dependent on the respective roles of primary and secondary caregiver. This research has implications for the design and implementation of intervention strategies aimed at couples caring for a child with DMD, or with other severe, chronic, and uniformly fatal illnesses.
TL;DR: In this article, an argument is made that there is an urgent need in terms of changing world conditions to move beyond the dualist paradigm that has traditionally informed design research, education and practice, and an argument that seeks to exploit these qualities through a reconceptualisation of design in creative as well as systematic, rigorous and ethical terms.
Abstract: There is an urgent need in terms of changing world conditions to move beyond the dualist paradigm that has traditionally informed design research, education and practice. Rather than attempt to reduce uncertainty, novelty and complexity as is the conventional approach, an argument is presented in this article that seeks to exploit these qualities through a reconceptualisation of design in creative as well as systematic, rigorous and ethical terms. Arts-based research, which 'brings together the systematic and rigorous qualities of inquiry with the creative and imaginative qualities of the arts', is presented as being central to this reconceptualisation. This is exemplified in the application of art-informed inquiry in a research unit for graduating tertiary-level interior design students. The application is described in this article and is shown to rely substantially on the image and its capacity to open up and reveal new possibilities and meaning.
TL;DR: The authors make a tour of the different schools of thought on subjectivity, tracking symbolic interactionistic, post-structuralistic, social constructionistic and narrative hermeneutic ways.
Abstract: The advent of postmodernism, post structuralism and social constructionism led over the last years to a multitude of theoretical philosophical reflections on possible meanings of the psychological basic concept ‘selfhood’ or ‘subjectivity’. The modern, sovereign self was deconstructed and no longer considered as an ontological fact but rather as a product of language. The stable core self from which many traditional psychological theories start, was dethroned and substituted by a narrative, multiple and variable self that is permanently constructed and reconstructed in social situations. May we invite the reader to reflect on this fascinating subject together with Anna and Tom, the two interlocutors. Starting from the question ‘Who are we?’, we make a tour of the different schools of thought on subjectivity. Departing from the subject concept of Descartes, we track symbolic interactionistic, post‐structuralistic, social constructionistic and narrative hermeneutic ways. All these ways provide us with a different ‘view’ on subjectivity/selfhood and raise new questions that are relevant to researchers in the social sciences.
TL;DR: The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research, Aldine Publishing Co., Chicago, 1967, ISBN 0202302601, 271 pages, paperback as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Includes figure. Includes bibliography. Review(s) of: B. G. Glaser and A. L. Strauss, The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research, Aldine Publishing Co., Chicago, 1967, ISBN 0202302601, 271 pages, paperback
TL;DR: Steinberg and Steinberg as mentioned in this paper, GIS: Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2006, ISBN 0761928731, 252 pages, paperback.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Steven J. Steinberg and Sheila L. Steinberg, GIS: Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2006, ISBN 0761928731, 252 pages, paperback.
TL;DR: Glesne as mentioned in this paper, Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction, Pearson Education, Boston, 2006, 3rd edition, ISBN 0205458386, 251 pages, paperback.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Corrine Glesne, Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction, Pearson Education, Boston, 2006, 3rd edition, ISBN 0205458386, 251 pages, paperback.
TL;DR: A future search conference as discussed by the authors is a carefully planned, custom-designed, participative event embedded in a longer process of planning and improvement, whose main focus is to create ideas for future action that is to be implemented by the participants.
Abstract: A (future) search conference is a carefully planned, custom‐designed, participative event embedded in a longer process of planning and improvement. Its main focus is to create ideas for future action that is to be implemented by the participants. This paper outlines what a search conference is and, by using recent Australian examples associated with homelessness, community development and Indigenous affairs, how it can be a useful qualitative research tool.
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TL;DR: The authors explored breakthroughs or "lift-off" moments in learning involving several teacher/researchers and their students in China, using data from teaching and research situations centring on teaching and learning English as a foreign language (EFL).
Abstract: This paper explores breakthroughs or 'lift-off' moments in learning involving several teacher/researchers and their students in China. The data come from teaching and research situations centring on teaching and learning English as a foreign language (EFL). An analysis of the language features of the data and their effects explores learning by tracing movement from initial impasses to breakthrough moments, as participants interact, shift ground and discover new learning. Definition of these lift-off moments and ways of knowing centres in a sense of discovery that pushes learning forward and simultaneously pulls together life experiences in new directions for specific pedagogical insights, self-assessment and identity conclusions, and recognition of the power of inquiry. In particular, the paper explores the potential contribution of narrative forms of collaborative inquiry in learning, as evident in two contrasting exemplars, the first co-constructed in face-to-face interviews or conversational settings, and the second, thesis supervision by the distance learning one-to-one format of emailing. These documented interchanges between two Chinese postgraduate EFL teachers and their research coursework teacher and supervisor come from a wide data bank of exemplars collected over many years, and from linguistically diverse contexts.
TL;DR: Creswell et al. as discussed by the authors presented a research design approach for qualitative, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to the problem of research design, which includes qualitative, quantitative, and qualitative approaches.
Abstract: Review(s) of: John W. Creswell, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2003, 2nd edition, ISBN 0761924426, 246 pages, paperback.
TL;DR: The Sage Handbook of Fieldwork as mentioned in this paper, by Dicks Hobbs and Richard Wright (editors), London, 2006, ISBN 0761974458, 399 pages, hardback.
Abstract: Includes photo. Review(s) of: The Sage Handbook of Fieldwork, by Dicks Hobbs and Richard Wright (editors), Sage, London, 2006, ISBN 0761974458, 399 pages, hardback.
TL;DR: Bailey, A Guide to Qualitative Field Research, Pine Forge Press (an imprint of Sage), Thousand Oaks, California, 2007, 2nd edition, ISBN 1412936500, 214 pages, paperback as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Carol A. Bailey, A Guide to Qualitative Field Research, Pine Forge Press (an imprint of Sage), Thousand Oaks, California, 2007, 2nd edition, ISBN 1412936500, 214 pages, paperback. Includes reference.
TL;DR: Richards and Morse as mentioned in this paper present a user's guide to qualitative methods for qualitative methods. But they do not discuss the use of qualitative methods in the application of natural language processing.
Abstract: Includes photo. Review(s) of: Lyn Richards and Janice M Morse, Readme First for a User's Guide to Qualitative Methods, Sage, Thousand Ooaks, Ccalifornia, 2007, 2nd edition, ISBN 1412927439, 288 pages, paperback.
TL;DR: Mariampolski et al. as discussed by the authors presented a guide to consumer immersion in the field of qualitative marketing research, focusing on the cultural aspects of the research process and its application.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Hy Mariampolski, Ethnography for marketers: A guide to consumer immersion, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California, 2006, ISBN 0-7619-6947-0, 252 pages, paperback; Johanna Moisander and Anu Valtonen, Qualitative marketing research: A cultural approach, Sage, London, 2006, ISBN 1412903815, 227 pages, paperback.