Qualitative Inquiry: Thematic, Narrative and Arts-Informed Perspectives

Qualitative Inquiry unites the basics of research design in qualitative research with the practice of analysing qualitative data. This textbook addresses the theory and practice of choosing and designing a qualitative approach and the methodological and analytical ramifications that follow from making such choices. Lynn Butler-Kisber sets out the theoretical underpinnings behind different methodological choices and helps students follow up on and interrogate such approaches for themselves.

This book is the ideal starting point for students on research training courses who have opted to develop a qualitative research project. It introduces students to theory and then demonstrates this theory in practice by showing how a project is actually designed and analysed.

Qualitative Inquiry examines theory, method and interpretation in a way that is meaningful to students and new researchers, as well as discussing newer, more avant-garde developments in qualitative research in arts-informed inquiry. It is essential reading for students who are seeking to make sense of their research and their developing theoretical standpoints.