Becoming a Reflexive Researcher - Using Our Selves in Research (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781843102595)

This book raises important questions about whether or not researchers can ever keep their own lives out of their work. In contrast to traditional impersonal approaches to research, reflexive researchers acknowledge the impact of their own history, experiences, beliefs and culture on the processes and outcomes of inquiry.

In this thought-provoking book, Kim Etherington uses a range of narratives, including her own research diary and conversations with students and academics, to show the reader how reflexive research works in practice, linking this with underpinning philosophies, methodologies and related ethical issues. Placing her own journey as a researcher alongside others, she suggests that recognising the role of self in research can open up opportunities for creative and personal transformations, and illustrates this idea with poetry, paintings and the use of metaphors and dreams. She explores ways in which reflexivity is used in counselling and psychotherapy practice and research, enabling people to become agents in their own lives.

This book encourages researchers to reflect on how self-awareness can enrich relationships with those who assist them in their research. It will inspire and challenge students and academics across a wide range of disciplines to find creative ways of practising and representing their research.

Author: Kim Etherington
ISBN-10: 1843102595
ISBN-13: 9781843102595
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2004
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.19w x 0.71d