Using Narrative in Research

Christine Bold

ISBN 10: 1848607199 / ISBN 13: 9781848607194

Published by Sage Publications Ltd, GB, 2011

About this Item

Using Narrative in Research by Christine Bold provides an accessible, easy-to-understand guide to the theory and practice of the use of narrative in research. Written with those new to narrative in mind, this book will enable readers to understand the origins of narrative traditions and to plan and carry out a narrative study of their own. Christine Bold's book examines narrative approaches across a range of research contexts and disciplinary boundaries and will be of equal value to practitioners and academic students and researchers alike. Drawing on a range of real-life examples of narrative studies, Using Narrative in Research will enable readers to provide a sound justification for adopting a narrative-based approach and will help them to write about and write up narrative in research. This book examines: . How we design research projects with a narrative approach . Ethics . Narrative thinking . Collecting narrative data . Analysing narrative data . Representation in narrative analysis . Reporting and writing up narrative research.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using Narrative in Research
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848607199
• ISBN 13: 9781848607194
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 340 grams

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Synopsis

Using Narrative in Research by Christine Bold provides an accessible, easy-to-understand guide to the theory and practice of the use of narrative in research. Written with those new to narrative in mind, this book will enable readers to understand the origins of narrative traditions and to plan and carry out a narrative study of their own.

Christine Bold′s book examines narrative approaches across a range of research contexts and disciplinary boundaries and will be of equal value to practitioners and academic students and researchers alike.

Drawing on a range of real-life examples of narrative studies, Using Narrative in Research will enable readers to provide a sound justification for adopting a narrative-based approach and will help them to write about and write up narrative in research.

This book examines:

• How we design research projects with a narrative approach

• Ethics

• Narrative thinking

• Collecting narrative data

• Analysing narrative data

• Representation in narrative analysis

• Reporting and writing up narrative research.

From the Back Cover

Giving both a theoretical and practical introduction to narrative approaches, this book is ideal for all those interested in getting to grips with and using narrative methods in their research.