The use of critical life history inquiry as a methodology for studying the identity construction of activist educators

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Studies in Symbolic Interaction

ISSN: 0163-2396
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Subject Area: Sociology and Public Policy

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Title:	The use of critical life history inquiry as a methodology for studying the identity construction of activist educators
Author(s):	Júlio Emílio Diniz-Pereira
Volume:	30 Editor(s): Norman K. Denzin ISBN: 978-1-84663-930-2 eISBN: 978-1-84663-931-9
Citation:	Júlio Emílio Diniz-Pereira (2008), The use of critical life history inquiry as a methodology for studying the identity construction of activist educators, in Norman K. Denzin (ed.) 30 (Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Volume 30), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.381-410
DOI:	10.1016/S0163-2396(08)30020-9 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	Narrative inquiry and life history are privileged methods for studying people's lives, experiences, and identity construction. In this article, I argue that critical life history inquiry is especially suitable for studies of those, who have actively involved in progressive social and cultural movements and have developed an identity as activist educators.