Creative Qualitative Researcher: Writing That Makes Readers Want to Read

The Creative Qualitative Researcher is a guide for readers to explore the possibilities of creative scholarship, offering chapters on autoethnography, performative writing, narrative inquiry, and poetic inquiry. It also develops creative qualitative research skills relevant to these methods, including empathy and ethics, creative writing, using the words of others, and collaborative improvisation. By the end of the book, readers will have a clear understanding of what creative research might entail and gain skills for its use.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 09 April 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Creative Qualitative Researcher is a comprehensive guide designed to expand readers' perspectives on the diverse possibilities of creative scholarship. It emphasizes scholars who harness their literary skills to evoke the emotional and intellectual depth of their subjects, employing vulnerable, relational, and reflexive selves to expose and challenge problematic cultural practices. These researchers also engage their embodied ideological and ethical sensibilities as active researchers.

Part I of the book introduces four qualitative methods: autoethnography, performative writing, narrative inquiry, and poetic inquiry. Each method chapter is presented in the style it features, offering writing prompts to explore the themes and providing written examples of the approach.

Part II, consisting of four chapters, aims to develop essential creative qualitative research skills applicable to the methods discussed in Part I. Chapter 5 delves into empathy and ethics, Chapter 6 provides a primer on creative writing, Chapter 7 explores alternative ideas for using the words of others, and Chapter 8 focuses on collaborative improvisation as a means of composing scholarly work. Each chapter in Part II includes numerous writing exercises, prompts, and strategies to assist scholars in enhancing their creative research abilities.

By the conclusion of the book, readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of what creative research entails and will have a clear grasp of the various methods employed. Through engaging with the diverse writing strategies presented, readers will witness the potential of creative research and acquire the skills necessary to utilize it effectively.

Weight: 372g
Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367175481