Narrative Research

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Comment by Roy Williams on February 1, 2010 at 11:24am

At Portsmouth we have developed a variant of BNIM, Nested Narratives, which may be of interest, see http://learning-affordances.wikispaces.com/Methodology for details. Its still early days for Nested Narratives, it has been applied in just one funded research project (see the same wiki for details), and Tom's BNIM is definitely the source to go to.

Nested Narratives has a slightly different focus: it is primarily concerned with the narrators' own sense making process, both in terms of learning and professional identity, and the researcher is in many ways a secondary observer, of their sense making. It has also started to incorporate multimedia into the sensemaking process, which can and should be able to continue after the researchers have left.

Comment by Tom Wengraf on February 1, 2010 at 10:06am

Why Methodspace won't let email addresses be provided I would like to know. The last line of my previous comment is tomATtomwengraf.com.

Could methodspace please explain policy to us all?

Comment by Tom Wengraf on February 1, 2010 at 10:04am

A particular method of doing and interpreting biographic narratives is that known as BNIM (biographic-narrative interpretive method). Some 30 PhD students have so far completed their PhDs using it, another 30 are still in process of completion. Many national and international research projects have also used it.

BNIM is outlined in two chapters of my textbook 'Qualitative research interviewing: biographic narrative and semi-structured methods' (2001 Sage), and afree updated 'BNIM Short Guide and Detailed Manual' (2010) is available (electronically) free on request from me at

Comment by Janet Salmons on February 1, 2010 at 3:49am

I am writing a handout on "narrative research" for doctoral learners thinking about what methodology they want to use for a dissertation. Just wondered if anyone here had good sources to suggest for beginners?

So far I am referring to:

Clandinin, D. J., & Connelly, F. M. (2000). Narrative inquiry: Experience and story in qualitative research. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Denzin, N. K. (1989). Interpretive biography (Vol. 17). Newbury Park: Sage.
Leavy, P. (2009). Method meets art: Arts-based research practice. New York: Guilford Press.

Comment by Lynn Valerie Monrouxe on December 10, 2009 at 2:31pm

And if you want to go cheaper- try this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/ICD-UX70-Digital-Voice-Recorder-Black/dp/B0018PVDGG/ref=sr_1_56?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1260455295&sr=1-56 I have just used this model for a large qualitative project running group and individual discussions- you really need to have two of them (in case of problems) and if you are trying to record talk that is across a longer distance. Good luck, Lynn

Comment by Rob Sheffield on December 10, 2009 at 1:26pm

Louis, depends what your budget is, but I find this one good: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000HR84C2/ref=sr_1_olp_3?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1260451520&sr=8-3

See the 'used and new' section for a decent offer. Not cheap, but it works!

Rob

Comment by Louis on November 29, 2009 at 5:14pm

May I ask a beginner's question? I want to purchase a decent digital voice recorder. Any recommendations for a researcher on a budget? Thanks

Comment by John V. W. Buie on November 18, 2009 at 10:36am

Roy and Tom, thanks very much, this is just right.

Comment by Roy Williams on November 18, 2009 at 10:25am

Thanks Tom. You are indeed strategic, but that's great, as you have so much to offer on BNIM!

Comment by Tom Wengraf on November 18, 2009 at 10:23am

My email address is tomATtomwengraf.com, but I think Methodspace has been designed to eliminate email addresses. Sneaky! Will this get through?

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