Using Narrative in Research
- Christine Bold - Liverpool Hope University, UK
Serving as an introduction to narrative methods and narrative analysis, Christine Bold's new book provides students, researchers, and other professionals with an introduction to the theory and practice of narrative approaches in research. This book provides clear coverage of the informing theories and principles that underpin narrative traditions and offers the reader guidance on the main methods of collecting and analyzing narrative data.
This book does everything that a methods book needs to do. It is practical, yet sets out the theory and history behind the approach, and it looks explicitly at design, ethics, data gathering, data analysis and writing as an ongoing process of narrative research. Bold's text deals comprehensively with conceptual issues within narrative research and is driven throughout by a range of real research specific examples of narrative analysis in action.
This is an ideal text for any student, researcher or professional interested in understanding and using narrative in research and analysis; it practical, example-driven coverage is ideally suited to those new to the field.
This text on using Narrative in Research will be a very useful adjunct to core texts in teaching narrative research methods to post graduate students. The strength of Bold's approach is her systematic and comprehensive description of key narrative research approaches. She provides a clear outline of each approach with examples of data collection and analysis, including some of the pitfalls that can be encountered using different narrative methods. Thus, her text has advantages in offering a basic reference point for what is an often confusing field of research methodology.
Essential reading for those interested in undretaking research utilising the narrative approach
This book makes it clear what is meant by narrative research and examples from various different cases add to the understanding of what is being explained. In all an engaging read.
This is a brilliant starting point for every student who wants to explore the meaning and value of narratives in research. It includes a wide range of examples which provide very good insights into the design and use of narratives and provides students with a sound foundation to engage with this approach.
Clear comprehensive guide to those engaging in narrative research - the section on analysis has been found particularly helpful
This book provides insight into how to conduct Narrative research to those who are new to the approach. Clear description and easy to understand and adopt.
This is an excellent book to support students in undertaking the more narrative forms of education research - very accessible, with a range of illustrative examples throughout.
This book will be extremely useful as an introductory text for final year undergraduates and postgraduate students who are interested in using a narrative approach to their dissertations or research projects. This book will be recommended for supplemental reading for the module, and essential reading for those using a narrative approach.
Communicating academic perspectives of using narrative in research, by writing in the first person, I feel, opens new doors of understanding for research students and their mentors.
A useful text for level 6 and post graduate students in developing understanding of narrative within qualitative research approaches. It will have a specific purpose for those with a an interest in developing narrative as a form of enquiry within health reseacrh
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