Narrative research

Small business marketing strategies for physical therapy practice owners

“…Ethnographic designs focus on the study of a culture of a group in which the researcher often becomes immersed as a participant (Hammersley, 2016;Yates & Leggett, 2016). Narrative research is best suited to capturing detailed experiences of a single or a small number of individuals as lived (Carless & Douglas, 2017). The last and best suited qualitative research design for this project is a case study.…”

Innovative practices in leading technological change : a narrative research study exploring how school leaders understand change ambivalence on sustaining innovation

“…Narrative studies are becoming more popular and used more widely in educational research (Connelly & Clandinin, 1990;Ollerenshaw & Creswell, 2002). Through a narrative research study the researcher is able to work with participants through the sharing of their own experiences in addressing a specific phenomenon (Carless & Douglas, 2017;Connelly & Clandinin, 1990;Polkinghorne, 2007). In this study, it was the participants' experiences in implementing a successful technology-based change within their educational contexts that helped to address the specific research question and/or phenomena of what the nature is of technological change ambivalence as perceived by school leaders.…”

“…Creswell (2013) explained that narrative research is not a lockstep method, therefore allowing the type of flexibility that will be needed to fully address the problem of practice. The interaction that occurred between the researcher and the participants during this narrative study helped to co-construct this new knowledge around this problem of practice (Carless & Douglas, 2017). This relationship of collaboration was woven throughout a number of steps of the research process, including refining the phenomena to be studied, the types of information that will be helpful in addressing the research question, etc., all of which are outlined in greater detail in this chapter (Ollerenshaw & Creswell, 2002).…”

“…These stories can be gathered from individuals, groups, documents, observations, etc. and help to recount specific moments within situations that demonstrate how various individuals responded to specific situations (Carless & Douglas, 2017;Creswell, 2013). These stories that are collected are done so usually through the researcher's conducting open interviews and/or informal conversations with the participants (Carless & Douglas, 2017;Creswell, 2013;Ollerenshaw & Creswell, 2002).…”

“…and help to recount specific moments within situations that demonstrate how various individuals responded to specific situations (Carless & Douglas, 2017;Creswell, 2013). These stories that are collected are done so usually through the researcher's conducting open interviews and/or informal conversations with the participants (Carless & Douglas, 2017;Creswell, 2013;Ollerenshaw & Creswell, 2002). These interviews and/or conversations are aimed at engaging participants in a first-person sharing of their own personal experiences as it relates to the topic being investigated, as well as giving the participants the opportunity to raise issues that are of importance to them (Carless & Douglas, 2017;Ollerenshaw & Creswell, 2002).…”