Analytic Narrative Vignettes: A Tool for Interpreting and Representing Narrative Data

• In Event: Narrative and Story as a Form of Methodology and Analysis

Abstract

In narrative research, researchers can confront a challenge when multiple stories are needed to provide sufficient evidence to represent strands, tensions and themes uncovered in data analysis. Under or over representing analysis interferes with the ability of other scholars to understand and judge the work as trustworthy. The purpose of this paper is to articulate a process how researchers can use analytic narrative vignettes constructed based on the completed data analysis. Once analytic narrative vignettes are developed researchers verify their authenticity in representing the data and analysis of it. The significance of this paper is the presentation of a tool narrative researchers can use to simply present complex narrative data.

Authors

• Celina Marie Lay, Brigham Young University

• Stefinee E. Pinnegar, Brigham Young University