Vignettes: Using Narrative in Data Analysis and Study Presentation
Location
Room #2060
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
January 2014
Abstract
I first learned about writing vignettes as a student in Bob Stake’s (1995; 2005) Case Study class years ago. Vignettes are frequently used to present study results in a narrative manner. However, writing vignettes can also serve as a method of analysis, via “Writing as Thinking,” as argued by Menary (2007), who claims writing “restructures thought.” Through analysis of my own research vignettes from multiple studies, I reflect on the nature of the vignette, both in the presentation of a study, and also as a tool for analysis and interpretation in qualitative research.
Vignettes: Using Narrative in Data Analysis and Study Presentation
Room #2060
I first learned about writing vignettes as a student in Bob Stake’s (1995; 2005) Case Study class years ago. Vignettes are frequently used to present study results in a narrative manner. However, writing vignettes can also serve as a method of analysis, via “Writing as Thinking,” as argued by Menary (2007), who claims writing “restructures thought.” Through analysis of my own research vignettes from multiple studies, I reflect on the nature of the vignette, both in the presentation of a study, and also as a tool for analysis and interpretation in qualitative research.
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