Reflexivity
A Practical Guide for Researchers in Health and Social Sciences
Published on 8. May 2008
272 pages
978-0-470-77698-8 (ISBN)
Description
Reflexivity is a popular tool used to analyse personal,intersubjective and social processes which shape research projects.It enables researchers, particularly within the qualitativetradition, to acknowledge their role and the situated nature oftheir research. In the current climate, which sees the popularityof qualitative methods coupled with increased public andprofessional scrutiny of research, reflexivity provides a means ofbolstering greater transparency and quality in research.
This book recognises the considerable value of reflexivity toresearchers, and provides a means to navigate this field. The bookis foremost a practical guide which examines reflexivity atdifferent stages of the research process. The editors andcontributors offer candid approaches to the subject, which supplyreaders with diverse strategies on how to do reflexivity inpractice.
Features
* Provides an accessible, practical guide to reflexive researchprocesses, methods and outcomes
* Encompasses both the health and social science fields
* Includes contributions from international researchers
The book is aimed at postgraduate and final year students ofhealth and social sciences. Interested clinicians will also finduseful insights in the text.
Reviews / Votes
'...an excellent introductory text on the principles andpractices of reflexivity' Qualitative Research in Psychology 'In an utterly accessible and compelling way, it has mappedout the terrain of reflexivity in qualitative research and invitedother to continue the journey' Qualitative Research in Psychology Pre-Publication Review Comments I have enjoyed the reflexive journey very much, learned a lotand been excited to learn more. What else can one say of a wellwritten and thought provoking book? . . . This is a book that iswell overdue. I think it will attract a lot of interest -especially from those intrigued by methodology. I look forward tointroducing my students to this text and I wish the editors everysuccess. Vivien Hollis Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,University of Alberta, CanadaMore details
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Persons
Linda Finlay teaches Psychology with the Open University, UK, and is an Academic Consultant offering training and mentorship on qualitative research in health care. She is currently working towards registration as an Integrative psychotherapist. She has published widely on topics relating to psychosocial occupational therapy, group work and qualitative research.
Brendan Gough is a Critical Social Psychologist and qualitative researcher. He is also the co-founder and co-editor of the journal, Qualitative Research in Psychology. He was awarded a fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2016.
Content
Contributors.
Prologue.
Part I: Introducing Reflexivity.
Introduction;.
Chapter 1. The reflexive journey, mapping by multipleroutes;.
Chapter 2. Deconstructing reflexivity;.
Part II: Personal Reflexivity.
Introduction;.
Chapter 3. Necessary subjectivity: exploiting researcher'smotives, passions and prejudices in pursuit of answering the 'true'questions;.
Chapter 4. Three journeys towards reflexivity;.
Chapter 5. Navigating multiple research identities: reflexivityin discourse analytic research;.
Chapter 6. Doing reflexivities? Dilemmas in devloping acritically reflexive position using discourse analysis;.
Chapter 7. Reflexivity as presence: a journey ofself-inquiry;.
Part III: Reflexivity Within Relationships.
Introduction.
Chapter 8. Through the looking glass: inter-subjectivity andhermeneutic reflection;.
Chapter 9. Analysing the interviewer: the joint construction ofaccounts of psychotic experience;.
Chapter 10. Reflexivity, 'bias' and the in-depth interview:developing shared meanings;.
Chapter 11. Shifting researcher positions during a groupinterview study: a reflexive analysis and review;.
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Part IV: Reflexivity Through Collaboration.
Introduction.
Chapter 12. Doing reflexivity: a collaborative, narrativeapproach;.
Chapter 13. Shifting identities: the negotiation of meaningsbetween texts and between persons;.
Chapter 14. Researcher as storyteller and performer: parallelswith playback theatre;.
Chapter 15. Using reflexivity to looses theoretical andorganisational knots within participatory action research;.
Chapter 16. Holding up the mirror to widen the view: multiplesubjectivities in the reflexive team;.
Epilogue.
Chapter 17: The next turn: reflexively analysing reflexiveresearch;.
Index
