Practicing the Zen of Research as Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry

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Valerie Janesick

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2082

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Paper

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

January 2015

Abstract

This paper is about contemplative qualitative inquiry using Zen as a metaphor for qualitative research projects. Three elements of Zen thinking will be described: Impermanence, Non Self and Nirvana. The use of koans and sutras, constructing poetry from transcripts and documents, and journal writing are tools for becoming more contemplative. Using Zen as a metaphor to conduct contemplative qualitative inquiry is a new way of looking at our work, our thinking, and our continual historical.

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Practicing the Zen of Research as Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry

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This paper is about contemplative qualitative inquiry using Zen as a metaphor for qualitative research projects. Three elements of Zen thinking will be described: Impermanence, Non Self and Nirvana. The use of koans and sutras, constructing poetry from transcripts and documents, and journal writing are tools for becoming more contemplative. Using Zen as a metaphor to conduct contemplative qualitative inquiry is a new way of looking at our work, our thinking, and our continual historical.