Biographical data provide unique insights into social life, but they also pose some significant challenges for social science researchers. This book offers a systematic, flexible guide to using biographical narrative methods in your research project.
Drawing upon the authors’ own research, as well as case studies from a range of international contexts and disciplines, the book illustrates how biographical approaches can be tailored to different research questions and environments.
This book will help you to:
· Navigate any complexities or missteps when undertaking real-world research
· Apply your analytical and research tools to your research question
· Choose the right research design for your project, whether single or mixed methods
· Ground your understanding within diverse real-world research examples.
Clear, adaptable, and applied, this is your definitive guide to working with biographical methods.
Drawing upon the authors’ own research, as well as case studies from a range of international contexts and disciplines, the book illustrates how biographical approaches can be tailored to different research questions and environments.
This book will help you to:
· Navigate any complexities or missteps when undertaking real-world research
· Apply your analytical and research tools to your research question
· Choose the right research design for your project, whether single or mixed methods
· Ground your understanding within diverse real-world research examples.
Clear, adaptable, and applied, this is your definitive guide to working with biographical methods.
Table des matières
Chapter 1 Discovering biographical narrative researchChapter 2 Theoretical approaches to biographical narratives
Chapter 3 Interview process and ethics
Chapter 4 Autobiographical Narrative Interview Method
Chapter 5 Narrative ethnography
Chapter 6 – Logical systems, qualitative comparative analysis, and quantitative coding
Chapter 7 Designing a project using biographical methods
Chapter 8 Mixed qualitative methods
Chapter 9 Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods
Chapter 10 Challenges ahead for biographical research
A propos de l’auteur
Howard Davis is Emeritus professor of Social Theory and Institutions at Bangor University, Wales, and a former Co-Director of the Wales Institute for Social & Economic Research & Data (WISERD). His research and writing have focused on social theories of culture; cultural formations and transitions in post-Soviet societies; and social identities at local, national and international levels. He has been responsible for a wide range of research projects on culture, language and identities, including several based on biographical methods.Achetez cet ebook et obtenez-en 1 de plus GRATUITEMENT !
Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 232 ● ISBN 9781529788679 ● Taille du fichier 2.2 MB ● Maison d’édition SAGE Publications ● Lieu London ● Pays GB ● Publié 2022 ● Édition 1 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 8379291 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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