PD23-8: Developing Tools for Analysis Using Narratives

Session Type: Professional Development Course

Abstract

This course provides qualitative researchers opportunity to develop analytic skills with tools specifically designed for using narratives or stories within their research. Qualitative Researchers often collect narratives or stories as data within a research project, yet may struggle at the analysis stage. Even Narrative Researchers may wish desired to have more tools when they are analyzing narrative data. This course begins with a moderated panel discussion with researchers who teach particular research tools in the course. Attendees will choose and then participate in four 30 min hands-on courses. Each course engages researchers in developing or honing skills with a particular analytic tool. The course ends with invited course participants sharing their insights and a final moderated question answer session with the narrative scholars from the courses. The available skills to be taught include: Autobiographical narrative Inquiry using indigenous knowing; Narrative beginnings as a tool for narrative analysis; Memory work for narrative research; Literary elements in narrative research; Narrative beginnings as the basis for data collection and analysis; Attending to multicultural issues in narrative analysis; Using digital tools and musical elements in narrative analysis and Narrative vignettes in Narrative Research.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development and Training Committee

Director

• Stefinee E. Pinnegar, Brigham Young University

Instructors

• Cathy A. Coulter, University of Alaska - Anchorage

• Elaine Chan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• Svanborg Rannveig Jónsdóttir, University of Iceland

• Trudy M. Cardinal, University of Alberta

• M. Shaun Murphy, University of Saskatchewan

• Janice Huber, University of Alberta

• Deborah L. Tidwell, University of Northern Iowa

• Linda May Fitzgerald, University of Northern Iowa

• Eliza A. Pinnegar, Independant Researcher

• Vicki Ross, Northern Arizona University

• Cheryl J. Craig, Texas A&M University

• HyeSeung Lee, Texas A&M University

• Eunhee Park, Texas A&M University

• Ambyr Ruth Rios, Kansas State University

• Celina Marie Lay, Brigham Young University