Narrative Inquiry: Philosophical Roots - Paperback

by Vera Caine (Author), D. Jean Clandinin (Author), Sean Lessard (Author)

Introducing key ideas of narrative inquiry, this is the first book to explore in depth the theoretical underpinnings of the methodology. The authors open up ways of thinking about people's experiences and their lives, which are situated and shaped by cultural, social, familial, institutional, and linguistic narratives. The authors draw on a range of theorists, creative nonfiction writers, poets, and essayists. The book is arranged into five parts covering a range of topics including: embodiment, memory, knowledge, wonder, imagination, community, responsibility, and place. Each section ends with a methodological discussion of their work involving refugee families with young children from Syria.

Author Biography

Vera Caine is Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta, Canada.

D. Jean Clandinin is Professor Emerita and Founding Director of the Centre for Research for Teacher Education and Development at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Sean Lessard is Associate Professor in the Department of Secondary Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, Canada.