Inside Stories: Qualitative Research Reflections

Book Overview

Essays by people who have engaged in various qualitative research projects, describing their experiences with methodological and ethical struggles & the issues that emerged during their research process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805880380
• ISBN13: 9780805880380
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An Engaging Read

I am very glad to have been exposed to this book through my doctoral class. Like the title ("Inside Stories") suggested, this book is a collection of personal reflections (stories) written by experienced qualitative researchers. The articles are very engaging because authors discuss their personal journey of becoming qualitative researchers: why they chose a certain subject matter, how they made choices during the research process, and what they learned from their experiences. The readers get to see the "personhood" of the authors/researchers along the discussion of methodological issues, such as gaining entry, establishing trust with participant, tension due to multiple roles, risks to the researchers and the researched, and power differentials. The weaving together of autobiographical and methodological information makes the research process come alive. This is one of my favorite textbook on qualitative research.

Teaching qualitative research? Check this new book!!

Kathleen Demarrais has done it again! This practical, thorough, well-organized book will be an excellent text for qualitative/ ethnographic research classes. Your students, like mine, will learn a great deal from these chapters, which are short enough to be supplemental reading assignments and rich enough to spark discussion and reflection in your research class. The editor has provided thoughtful questions for each chapter and an index linking specific topics to the chapters where those topics are addressed -- both very useful to the professor using all or part of the book and linking specific chapters to syllabus topics. Highly recommended!