‘Stretching’ Exercises for Qualitative Researchers 4th Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781483358277
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1483358277
• Author: Valerie J. Janesick

In the new Fourth Edition of her inventive, one-of-a-kind book, “Stretching” Exercises for Qualitative Researchers, author Valerie J. Janesick uses dance, yoga, and meditation metaphors to help researchers tap into the intuitive and creative side of their research. In every chapter, “stretching” exercises help readers develop, practice, and hone fieldwork skills and vital habits of mind such as observation, interviewing, writing, creativity, technology, and analysis. While reading the book and working through the exercises, readers can complete a researcher’s reflective journal―an invaluable tool that will remain useful throughout their careers.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Qualitative Research and Habits of Mind

Chapter 2. The Observation and Writing Habit Exercise 2.1: Observing a Still Life Scene Exercise 2.2: Physical Description of This Setting Exercise 2.3: Observation in the Home or Workplace Exercise 2.4: Description of a Familiar Person or a Stranger Exercise 2.5: Observing at an Art Museum or at a Movie Exercise 2.6: Observing an Animal at Home, the Zoo, or a Pet shop Exercise 2.7: Drawing to Become a Better Observer: Drawing Upside Down

Chapter 3. Advancing the Observation and Reflection Habit Exercise 3.1: Nonparticipant Observation Assignment Exercise 3.2: Reflecting to Strengthen the Writing Habit Exercise 3.3: Writing Your Educational Autobiography Exercise 3.4: Writing a Pedagogical Letter

Chapter 4. The Interviewing and Writing Habit Exercise 4.1: Interviewing Someone You Know Exercise 4.2: Interviewing a Stranger Exercise 4.3: The Oral History Interview Exercise 4.4: The Focus Group Interview Demonstration Exercise Exercise 4.5: Presenting Interview Data as a Found Data Poem Exercise 4.6: The Digital, Virtual Interview and Google Groups Exercise 4.7: Interviewing Someone Twice Exercise 4.8: Practicing an Online Interview

Chapter 5. The Creative Habit Exercise 5.1: Variations on Writing Your Name Exercise 5.2: The Camera as an Extension of the Eye, the Eye as an Extension of the Soul Exercise 5.3: Building a Collage: My Role as a Researcher Exercise 5.4: Constructing a YaYa Box or Making a Quilt Patch Exercise 5.5: Writing About Your Favorite Vegetable Exercise 5.6: Your Journey Exercise 5.7: Reflective Journal Writing Practice in Dialogue Form Exercise 5.8: Haiku and Any Form of Poetry on the Role of the Researcher Exercise 5.9: Framed Photograph and Narrative Writing Exercise

Chapter 6. The Analysis and Writing Habit: Making Sense of the Data, Ethics, and Other Issues Exercise 6.1: Design and Create a Cover for the Researcher Reflective Journal

Appendixes: A. Sample Letter to Participants B. Examples of Researcher Reflective Journals C. Sample Interview Protocols From a Completed Study D. Qualitative Research Methods: Sample Syllabus E. Sample Projects From Various Classes F. Sample Consent Form Recently Accepted by the Institutional Review Board G. Conducting Qualitative Interviews: Rules of Thumb H. Sample Sets of Themes and Categories From a Completed Study I. Electronic Resources J. Qualitative Dissertation Costs K. Sam