NARRATIVES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (H/C)

"NARRATIVES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH" INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE USE OF NARRATIVE METHODOLOGY AS A RESEARCH TOOL. IT OFFERS A USEFUL AND RIGOROUS FRAMEWORK FOR THE APPLICATION OF THESE DEVICES WITHIN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. THIS PRACTICALLY-ORIENTATED TEXT PROVIDES AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NARRATIVE APPROACH WITHIN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; A GUIDE TO HOW NARRATIVE METHODS CAN BE APPLIED IN FIELDWORK; AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO INCORPORATE A NARRATIVE APPROACH WITHIN A RESEARCH PROJECT; GUIDELINES FOR INTERPRETING COLLECTED OR PRODUCED NARRATIVES; AND, A STUDENT-FOCUSED APPROACH - KEY ARGUMENTS AND METHODS ARE ILLUSTRATED BY CASE-STUDIES AND LISTS OF FURTHER READING. WRITTEN IN AN ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING MANNER, THIS DETAILED TEXT WILL BE A USEFUL RESOURCE FOR RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS TAKING COURSES IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ACROSS A VARIETY OF SOCIAL DISCIPLINES.