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From Quantitative to Qualitative

Adapting the Life History Calendar Method

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ID2407367
AuthorsIngrid A Nelson (0000-0001-5367-7603, Bowdoin College, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume22
Issue4
Pages413-428
Publication date2010-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCAM (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1525822x10379793
OpenAlexW2119707114
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited31

Since its inception, the life history calendar (LHC) methodology has been primarily used for large-scale quantitative life course research. In a methodological innovation, the study described in this article explores the potential of a semistructured LHC to facilitate qualitative life course research. By merging the characteristic detail across multiple domains of the LHC with in-depth interviews, this semistructured protocol succeeds at producing nuanced longitudinal data. The author highlights benefits and limitations of this methodological innovation, as well as implementation advice. Practical matters discussed include choosing time cues, defining domain cues, allowing for multiple starting points, recommended materials, and data analysis. The article includes examples of semistructured life history calendars from a qualitative study of Latino young adults' educational trajectories

Data collection · Data science · Domain (mathematical analysis · Epistemology · Everyday life · Life course approach · Life history · Protocol (science · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works42
Citations per year3,5
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 40

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