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The spacetimemattering and Frankenstein-esque nature of interview transcriptions
Stephanie Anne Shelton, Maureen A. FlintThe purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which transcription is creative work, the degrees to which current literature elides or explores these creative elements, and…
“It’s your turn to step into their shoes”: The role of empathy in adolescents experiencing maternal cancer
Leonor Rodriguez, Pat DolanThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of empathy in adolescents coping with maternal cancer to identify passive and active empathy forms and the role of these in…
Toward multi-dimensional and developmental notion of researcher positionality
Hangyan Lu, Warren A. HodgeThe purpose of this paper is to argue for a multi-dimensional and developmental notion of researcher positionality in conducting qualitative research, in lieu of the dichotomous…
Using participant-created comics as a research method
Sarah McNicolThe purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of participant-created comics as a research method through a project to investigate the life stories of British–Bangladeshi…
Researching a sensitive topic in an unstable environment: Fieldwork dilemmas in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Muhammad Saeed, Gabriele GriffinThe purpose of this paper is to explore fieldwork dilemmas for a Pakhtun researcher, educated in the West, to research family or domestic violence in the unstable, hostile…
Coding qualitative data: a synthesis guiding the novice
Mai Skjott Linneberg, Steffen KorsgaardQualitative research has gained in importance in the social sciences. General knowledge about qualitative data analysis, how to code qualitative data and decisions concerning…
“I wouldn’t have let you in if you’d had a folder”: Access and resistance in a qualitative interview study
Sally BrownThe purpose of this paper is to discuss methodological issues connected to being a member of a stigmatised group invited to take part in a research study.
Online conferencing for focus group discussions with teenage girls
Roberta ThompsonThe purpose of this paper is to examine the use of online conferencing platforms for focus group discussions with teenage girls.
Philosophy and politics in higher education: What are the roles of intellectual academics in Indonesian higher education?
Nurdiana GausThe purpose of this paper, which is drawn on Indonesian academic women’s experiences, is to examine the extent to which the aesthetics of existence or true life of women academics…
“You have to say everything is nice here”: Complexities of gatekeeping in qualitative research in northern Mozambique
Marc Kalina, Dianne ScottThe purpose of this paper is to reflect on the author’s research experiences in northern Mozambique in order explore the multiplicity of gatekeeper relations that arose while…
Colour, culture and difference in Australian teacher education: voices from the edge
Dawn Joseph, Richard JohnsonAlthough much has been written about international students in higher education in Australia, there is a paucity of research and discussion about international academics…
The case for a Chinese methodology in educational research
Wei LiuThe purpose of this paper is to recover the identity of Chinese intellectual discourse, arguing for the necessity of a Chinese methodology in educational research to be…
Creative nonfiction and narrative inquiry
Cynthia Levine-RaskyThe purpose of this paper is to describe, situate and justify the use of creative nonfiction as an overlooked but legitimate source of text for use in social inquiry, specifically…
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1443-9883Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
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- Dr Mark Vicars