Although articles reporting research studies are helpful in
acquainting students with methodological approaches, they often
make the process look so straightforward, clean, and effortless. It
is rare to find an article that tells the "real" story behind the
finished product. By having real researchers tell their own stories
of "mucking around" with methodological and ethical issues in
qualitative research, we get a more realistic, human story of the
process. This is a collection of such stories. Authors were asked
to describe their own experiences with methodological and ethical
struggles as they engaged in their work.
Each of the essays offers insight into the research approach used
as well as particular issues which became apparent during the
research process. Key issues raised by the authors include early
learnings; gaining entry; overlapping, conflicting roles, and the
boundaries of these roles; differential power relationships; who
tells the story and whose story is told; ethical concerns related
to confidentiality; and the influence of a researcher's particular
philosophy or theoretical framework on his or her research.
Throughout the book we see scholars whose personal stories or
autobiographies intersect closely with their research projects.
deMarrais introduces a unique framework to help students gain an
overview of qualitative research methods and the underpinnings and
processes in these approaches. This framework is centered on the
ways we understand phenomena using qualitative research approaches
that engage archival knowledge, narrative knowledge, or
observational knowledge.
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