Life History and Narrative

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Life History and Narrative Dr Alan Floyd

Why Life History/Narrative Useful for understanding complex social situations Biography, history and context inextricably linked Research Question?

What is it? Contemporary narrative inquiry can be characterised as an amalgam of interdisciplinary analytic lenses, diverse disciplinary approaches, and both traditional and innovative methods – all revolving around an interest in biographical particulars as narrated by the ones who live them. (Chase 2005, p.651)

What is it? Developing field (Clandinin, Pushor, & Orr, 2007) Concerned with personal perspectives of people’s experiences of an event or series of events (Newby, 2010) Particularly suited to studies whose research questions are based around exploring perceived, subjective experiences of individuals or groups of individuals.

Narrative Research Practices autobiography - when the narrative is constructed by the researcher oral history - when individuals or groups of individuals reflect on events life history - when a person’s entire life is narrated (Cresswell, 2007).

Collecting data Participants Numbers The interview (recorded) Every situation unique: Example 1 Example 2

The interview Use open-ended questions Get the respondent to tell stories of their experiences Hollway and Jefferson (2000) follow up themes using the respondent’s ordering and phrasing Chase (1995)

The interview Schedule? “I would like to ask you to begin with your life history” Flick (2006, p. 173) Over to you...

Analysis Josselson and Lieblich (1993, xii): “Knowing…must also include the conceptual. Story cannot stand alone but must be linked to some theoretical concepts or previous knowledge.”

Analysis “what is central is the relationship between the individual and wider structures…narrative inquiry therefore goes beyond the telling of stories...” (Bathmaker & Harnett, 2010, p.4)

Analysis Two main approaches: The first is to attempt to reduce the data by using coding and thematic analysis techniques The second is to attempt to analyse the data as a whole, in narrative form. Can they be reconciled?

Analysis Notes Transcription – who? Time volume Iterative Respondent validation?

Analysis Coding/thematic analysis Profiles (Seidman, 2006) Validity/Reliability? “Improving ?” Triangulation or supplementation?

Writing up Presentation Links to theory Connecting to broader social and cultural narratives

Writing up Making bias explicit? Short biography Highlight the epistemological and ontological positions that have underpinned your work early on in your report?

And finally Being ‘in the midst’ (Clandinin and Connelly, 2000, p.63) ...being in life history work can alter lives. (Goodson and Sikes, 2001, p. 109)

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