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 is an excellent introductory text on narrative and is an important read for any student thinking of embarking on narrative as a a research method. I have ordered 5 texts for purchase for our library and I will be encouraging students to buy the text if they are planning to use Narrative at Masters level
This is a very much needed ressource on narrative methodology, very well written, VERY well organized and therefore will be particularly helpful for beginners and intermediate students. After a long streak of interest for narratives in various research communities, this is a timely book on the popular subject of narrative research, and I am sure Christine Bold's book will contribute to have narrative research considered more naturally as a systematic qualitative approach in many departments. The chapters are written to be applicable to a wide range of research projects, and guides the reader thoroughly through stages in the process of organizing a narrative research project, and both encourages and stimulates students to reflect carefully their choices. This book is a solid resource in itself, but also includes lots of well researched suggestions for further reading. HIGHLY recommended from my chair!
This type of research is rare and gives a true picture of life-story account of researchers and participant involved. Readable and a good aid to study.
This is a really useful and insightful book, which discusses the complexities and and key issues of using a narrative approach in research.
Sage College Publishing
