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Excavating and (Re)presenting Stories: Narrative Inquiry as an Emergent Methodology in the Field of Adult Vocational Education and Technology

Excavating and (Re)presenting Stories: Narrative Inquiry as an Emergent Methodology in the Field of Adult Vocational Education and Technology

Aaron Samuel Zimmerman, Jeong-Hee Kim
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781799885986|ISBN10: 1799885984|EISBN13: 9781799887348
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8598-6.ch070
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Zimmerman, Aaron Samuel, and Jeong-Hee Kim. "Excavating and (Re)presenting Stories: Narrative Inquiry as an Emergent Methodology in the Field of Adult Vocational Education and Technology." Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1402-1416. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8598-6.ch070

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Zimmerman, A. S. & Kim, J. (2021). Excavating and (Re)presenting Stories: Narrative Inquiry as an Emergent Methodology in the Field of Adult Vocational Education and Technology. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners (pp. 1402-1416). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8598-6.ch070

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Zimmerman, Aaron Samuel, and Jeong-Hee Kim. "Excavating and (Re)presenting Stories: Narrative Inquiry as an Emergent Methodology in the Field of Adult Vocational Education and Technology." In Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1402-1416. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8598-6.ch070

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Abstract

Narrative inquiry has been a popular methodology in different disciplines for the last few decades. Using stories, narrative inquiry illuminates lived experience, serving as a valuable complement to research methodologies that are rooted in positivist epistemologies. In this article, we present a brief introduction to narrative inquiry including narrative data collection, analysis and interpretation. Situating narrative inquiry under the umbrella of post-qualitative research, we argue that, because of its ability to communicate evocative stories and to inspire empathy, narrative inquiry is an indispensable methodology in the study of human being and becoming, making this methodology an important contribution to the field of adult vocational education and technology.

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