Narrative inquiry

Refers to a subset of qualitative research design in which stories are used to describe human action. This book contains current ideas in this emerging field of research.

Chapters include

A qualitative analysis of narrative data; criteria for evaluating narrative inquiry, linking emotion and reason through narrative voice, audience and the politics of narrative; trust in educational storytelling; narrative strategies for case reports; life history narratives and women’s gender identity; and issues in life history and narrative inquiry.

Intended audience

This text is intended to be of interest to all qualitative researchers and education researchers studying forms of narrative.