Transforming Data Through the Use of Metaphors: Strategies for experienced and novice researchers
Location
1052
Format Type
Event
Format Type
Panel
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
January 2018
Abstract
The use of metaphors as an analytical tool in qualitative research has appeared in the literature for more than a decade, and is well supported.1-5 A well crafted metaphor can enable the researcher to pull together multiple patterns and themes derived from the data to better understand and describe participants’ experiences in a more holistic, and meaningful way. Metaphors can also facilitate the process of making connections between the findings and existing theory. Making metaphors, however, is not always easy, particularly for novice researchers and graduate students. This session will explore the use of metaphors in phenomenology and other qualitative approaches, and ways to develop the skills needed for transforming data through a metaphorical lens. A speaker panel consisting of both experienced and novice researchers will share examples of metaphorical analysis, and the ways in which metaphors impacted their research process and findings. The speakers will outline strategies for success, as well as common stumbling blocks, in creating metaphors for data analysis. Audience participants will have an opportunity to discuss, ask questions, and share their own stories about using metaphors in their research.
References:
1Aita V., McIlvain H., Susman J., & Crabtree B. (2003). Using Metaphor as a Qualitative Analytic Approach to Understand Complexity in Primary Care Research. Qualitative Health Research, 10(3), 1419–1431.
2Carpenter J. (2008). Metaphors in qualitative research: shedding light or casting shadows? Research in Nursing and Health, 31(3), 274-82.
3Miles M.B., Huberman A.M., & Saldana J. (2014). Qualitative data analysis: A methods sourcebook (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 280-282.
4Schmitt R. (2005). Systematic metaphor analysis as a method of qualitative research. The Qualitative Report, 10(2), 358-394. Retrieved from http://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol10/iss2/10
5Youngson A, Cole F, Wilby H, Cox D. (2015). The lived experience of diabetes: Conceptualisation using a metaphor. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(1), 24–32.
Transforming Data Through the Use of Metaphors: Strategies for experienced and novice researchers
1052
The use of metaphors as an analytical tool in qualitative research has appeared in the literature for more than a decade, and is well supported.1-5 A well crafted metaphor can enable the researcher to pull together multiple patterns and themes derived from the data to better understand and describe participants’ experiences in a more holistic, and meaningful way. Metaphors can also facilitate the process of making connections between the findings and existing theory. Making metaphors, however, is not always easy, particularly for novice researchers and graduate students. This session will explore the use of metaphors in phenomenology and other qualitative approaches, and ways to develop the skills needed for transforming data through a metaphorical lens. A speaker panel consisting of both experienced and novice researchers will share examples of metaphorical analysis, and the ways in which metaphors impacted their research process and findings. The speakers will outline strategies for success, as well as common stumbling blocks, in creating metaphors for data analysis. Audience participants will have an opportunity to discuss, ask questions, and share their own stories about using metaphors in their research.
References:
1Aita V., McIlvain H., Susman J., & Crabtree B. (2003). Using Metaphor as a Qualitative Analytic Approach to Understand Complexity in Primary Care Research. Qualitative Health Research, 10(3), 1419–1431.
2Carpenter J. (2008). Metaphors in qualitative research: shedding light or casting shadows? Research in Nursing and Health, 31(3), 274-82.
3Miles M.B., Huberman A.M., & Saldana J. (2014). Qualitative data analysis: A methods sourcebook (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 280-282.
4Schmitt R. (2005). Systematic metaphor analysis as a method of qualitative research. The Qualitative Report, 10(2), 358-394. Retrieved from http://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol10/iss2/10
5Youngson A, Cole F, Wilby H, Cox D. (2015). The lived experience of diabetes: Conceptualisation using a metaphor. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(1), 24–32.
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