Life History and Narrative (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780750704045)

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

Author: J. Amos Hatch
ISBN-10: 0750704047
ISBN-13: 9780750704045
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/13/1995
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.38d