Modes of Being: Mobilizing Narrative Inquiry. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Macintyre Latta, Margaret; Schnellert, Leyton; Ondrik, Kim; Sasges, Murray
• Other Names: Carlson David Lee guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Qualitative inquiry. Volume 26:Number 10(2020)
• Page Start: 1222
• Page End: 1232
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: qualitative case studies -- community-based research -- participatory practices; narrative inquiry -- lived curriculum -- Dewey; Social sciences -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; 300.72
• DOI: 10.1177/1077800418786309
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8004

Abstract

Narrative inquiry's capacities to reveal relational complexities and nuances of individuals and settings in varied contexts purposefully shape the lived curriculum within a community middle school setting. The experiential narratives of students, teachers, administrators, parents, and mentors contributing to the curricular documentation of the makings of this community have not only provided a medium to access these relations but also become an educative catalyst, opening into ongoing deliberations concerning the nature of education, knowledge, and what it means to be a community, by all involved. Grounded in Dewey's primary notion of experience, participatory practices position each community member to bring their narratives of experience into the makings and remakings of community, elucidating modes of being and associated habits. Representative voices illuminate the mobilizing potential of narrative inquiry as a vital medium for reframing education within all institutions, communities, and beyond.