{"product_id":"narrative-inquiry-isbn-9780787972769","title":"Narrative Inquiry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The literature on narrative inquiry has been, until now, widely scattered and theoretically incomplete. Clandinin and Connelly have created a major tour de force. This book is lucid, fluid, beautifully argued, and rich in examples. Students will find a wealth of arguments to support their research, and teaching faculty will find everything they need to teach narrative inquiry theory and methods.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eYvonna S. Lincoln, professor, Department of Educational Administration, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding experience as lived and told stories--also known as narrative inquiry--has gained popularity and credence in qualitative research. Unlike more traditional methods, narrative inquiry successfully captures personal and human dimensions that cannot be quantified into dry facts and numerical data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this definitive guide, Jean Clandinin and Michael Connelly draw from more than twenty years of field experience to show how narrative inquiry can be used in educational and social science research. Tracing the origins of narrative inquiry in the social sciences, they offer new and practical ideas for conducting fieldwork, composing field notes, and conveying research results. Throughout the book, stories and examples reveal a wide range of narrative methods. Engaging and easy to read, Narrative Inquiry is a practical resource from experts who have long pioneered the use of narrative in qualitative research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why Narrative? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Thinking Narratively: A Case at the Boundaries 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Thinking Narratively: Reductionistic and Formalistic Boundaries 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 What Do Narrative Inquirers Do? 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Being in the Field: Walking into the Midst of Stories 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 From Field to Field Texts: Being in a Place of Stories 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Composing Field Texts 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 From Field Texts to Research Texts: Making Meaning of Experience 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Composing Research Texts 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Persistent Concerns in Narrative Inquiry 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eD. Jean Clandinin\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and director of the Centre for Research for Teacher Education and Development at the University of Alberta. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. Michael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and director of the Centre for Teacher Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e  In this definitive guide, Jean Clandinin and Michael Connelly draw from more than twenty years of field experience to show how narrative inquiry can be used in educational and social science research. Tracing the origins of narrative inquiry in the social sciences, they offer new and practical ideas for conducting fieldwork, composing field notes, and conveying research results. Throughout the book, stories and examples reveal a wide range of narrative methods. Engaging and easy to read, Narrative Inquiry is a practical resource from experts who have long pioneered the use of narrative in qualitative research.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNarrative Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Their exemplary use of the method in the writing of this text is masterful.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003ci\u003eJournal of Curriculum Studies, 2002\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The literature on narrative inquiry has been, until now, widely scattered and theoretically incomplete. Clandinin and Connelly have created a major tour de force. This book is lucid, fluid, beautifully argued, and rich in examples. Students will find a wealth of arguments to support their research, and teaching faculty will find everything they need to teach narrative inquiry theory and methods.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eYvonna S. Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e, professor, Department of Educational Administration, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book reveals the journey of two scholars who, for the past two decades, have explored the way narrative deepens our understanding of educational experience. Their encounters with seemingly intractable issues provide a model of intellectual courage. Narrative Inquiry invites us to take their journey with them. And it is a journey highly worth sharing.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eElliot W. Eisner\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of education and art, Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e  “Their exemplary use of the method in the writing of this text is masterful.” --\u003ci\u003eJournal of Curriculum Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 2002  \u003cp\u003e“The literature on narrative inquiry has been, until now, widely scattered and theoretically incomplete. Clandinin and Connelly have created a major \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e. This book is lucid, fluid, beautifully argued, and rich in examples. Students will find a wealth of arguments to support their research, and teaching faculty will find everything they need to teach narrative inquiry theory and methods.” --Yvonna S. Lincoln, professor, Department of Educational Administration, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book reveals the journey of two scholars who, for the past two decades, have explored the way narrative deepens our understanding of educational experience. Their encounters with seemingly intractable issues provide a model of intellectual courage. \u003ci\u003eNarrative Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to take their journey with them. And it is a journey highly worth sharing.\"--Elliot W. 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