After Methods, the Story
From Incongruity to Truth in Qualitative Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4644531 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A W Frank (0000-0001-6345-2387, University of Calgary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 430-440 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732303261955 |
| PMID | 15011908 |
| OpenAlex | W2151828277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 7 |
Writing is the integral part of research when a story is crafted. This story makes whatever claim the research will have on readers, and social scientists have increasingly recognized the need to take their storytelling seriously. Discussion of several contemporary ethnographies offers practical advice on writing by asking how the authors tell such good stories. Advice begins with how to catch readers' attention and moves to issues of telling the truth in postmodern times
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Ethnography · Literature · Narrative · Postmodernism · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Storytelling · Anthropology · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
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The multidimensionality of everyday experiences of internationalisation using collaborative autoethnography (CAE)
Infants in Family Day Care
Uncovering Habitus in Life Stories of Muslim Converts
Discourses, Cultural narratives, and Genre in Biographical Narratives
Researching Racism
Unpacking Assumptions About Inclusion in Community-Based Health Promotion
Being a Qualitative Researcher
Enhancing Generalizability
The Use of the Talmudic Format for the Presentation of Qualitative Research
Value-adding' Analysis
Through a Painted Window
The Creation of Fiction to Share Other Truths and Different Viewpoints
| Citations per year | 0.79 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |