"Stretching" exercises for qualitative researchers. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Valerie J. Janesick.
• Authors: Janesick, Valerie J
• Contents: Chapter 1. Qualitative Research and Habits of Mind; Identifying, Practicing, and Developing Habits; Getting Feedback and Writing About It; Finding Your Theoretical Habit; Developing Habits of Mind; Terms Used to Describe Qualitative Research; Characteristics of Qualitative Work; Questions Suited to Qualitative Research Methods; Using Theory in Qualitative Research; Artistic Approaches to Qualitative Research; Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry and the Zen of Research; Why Try These Exercises?; How to Use This Book; The Audience for This Book; Suggested Resources; Chapter 2. The Observation, Reflection, and Writing Habit; Exercise 2.1: Observing a Still Life Scene; Description of a Still Life Scene; Constructing a Researcher Reflective Portfolio; Types of Portfolios and Assessment; How the Electronic Portfolio Works; Portfolio Contents; Exercise 2.2: Physical Description of This Setting; Exercise 2.3: Observation in the Home or Workplace; Exercise 2.4: Description of a Familiar Person or a Stranger; The Qualities of Exemplary Case Studies; Exercise 2.5: Observing at an Art Museum or at a Movie; Exercise 2.6: Observing an Animal at Home, the Zoo, or a Pet Shop; Exercise 2.7: Drawing to Become a Better Observer: Drawing Upside Down; Chapter 3. Advancing the Observation, Reflection, and Writing Habit; Exercise 3.1: Nonparticipant Observation Assignment; Exercise 3.2: Reflecting to Strengthen the Writing Habit; Exercise 3.3: Writing Your Educational Autobiography; Exercise 3.4: Writing a Pedagogical Letter; Next Steps: Self-Evaluation; Pitfalls in Observation; Chapter Summary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 4. The Interview and Writing Habit; Two People Talking, Communicating, and Constructing Meaning; Types of Interview Questions; Preparing Questions; Examples of Interview Questions From a Recent Study; Exercise 4.1: Interviewing Someone You Know; Exercise 4.2: Interviewing a Stranger; Exercise 4.3: The Oral History Interview; Exercise 4.4: The Focus Group Interview Demonstration Exercise; Exercise 4.5: Presenting Interview Data as a Found Data Poem; Exercise 4.6: Describing Your Role in a Research Project as Identity Poetry; Exercise 4.7: The Digital, Virtual Interview and Google Groups; Exercise 4.8: Interviewing Someone Twice; Exercise 4.9: Practicing an Online Interview; Conducting Qualitative Interviews: Some Rules of Thumb; Chapter Summary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 5. The Creative Habit; The Role of the Researcher and the Researcher Reflective Journal; Exercise 5.1: Variations on Writing Your Name; Exercise 5.2: The Camera as an Extension of the Eye, the Eye as an Extension of the Soul; Exercise 5.3: Building a Collage: My Role as a Researcher; Exercise 5.4: Constructing a YaYa Box or Making a Quilt Patch; The Qualitative Researcher and the Intuitive Sense; Exercise 5.5: Writing About Your Favorite Vegetable; Serendipity; Intuition, Creativity, and Compassion in Research; The Researcher Reflective Journal as Creative Act; Exercise 5.6: Your Journey; Future Directions; Exercise 5.7: Reflective Journal Writing Practice in Dialogue Form; Exercise 5.8: Haiku and Any Form of Poetry on the Role of the Researcher; Exercise 5.9: Framed Photograph and Narrative Writing Exercise; Exercise 5.10: Writing Timeline Exercise; Chapter Summary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 6. The Analysis Habit; The Qualitative Researcher as Contemplative and Mindful; Checkpoints for Data Analysis, Reporting, and Interpretation; Various Approaches to Analysis and Interpretation of Data; Ethics and the Qualitative Researcher; True Stories: Sample Ethical Dilemmas; Attributes of the Qualitative Researcher; Qualitative Researchers Interacting With Institutional Review Boards, IRBs; Chapter Summary; Exercise 6.1: Design and Create a Cover for Your Researcher Reflective Journal; Exercise 6.2: Describe Your Favorite Meal; Exercise 6.3: Writing About Change in Yourself in Any Five-Year Period; Chapter 7. The Technology Habit; Benefits for Small-Scale Studies Using Technology; The Context; The Power of Skype Interviewing; Next Steps: Editing Through Audacity; Transcription With Express Scribe, Dragon, iTalk, iSpeak, and MS Word; Voice Recognition Software; Researcher Reflective Portfolios; Excel as a Text/Data Analysis Tool; Analysis Strategies From MS Word to MS Excel; Overall Virtual Interview: From Collection to Analysis; Electronic Mailing Lists, Websites, Journals, and Software Options; Exercise 7.1: Conducting and Transcribing a Skype Interview Using Express Scribe for Transcription; Exercise 7.2: Create a Word Cloud Using Wordle and One With Tagxedo; Exercise 7.3: Create a Glog, a Poster Online Through Glogster; Chapter Summary;
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300.72; Social sciences -- Research; Social sciences -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506316277; 1506316271
• Related ISBNs: 9781483358277
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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