Description
Book SynopsisIlluminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture, a method of inquiry that shares some of the features of other qualitative research methods such as ethnography, case study, and narrative placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and mapping it onto the broader terrain of qualitative research.
Table of ContentsThe Author ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: The Frame xv
Chapter One: A View of the Whole: Origins and Purposes 1
Chapter Two: Perspective Taking: Discovery and Development 19
Chapter Three: On Context 39
Illumination: Framing and Terrain 41
Implementation: Setting the Site 60
Artistic Refrain: Priming the Canvas 74
Chapter Four: On Voice 83
Illumination: Expressing a Point of View 85
Implementation: Defining the Lens 106
Artistic Refrain: Negotiating Perspective 124
Chapter Five: On Relationship 133
Illumination: Navigating Intimacy 135
Implementation: Delaring Boundaries 160
Artistic Refrain: Representing Rapport 175
Chapter Six: On Emergent Themes 183
Illumination: Searching for Patterns 185
Implementation: Naming Convergence 215
Artistic Refrain: Defining Form 232
Chapter Seven: On Aesthetic Whole 241
Illumination: Shaping the Story 243
Implementation: Composing the Narrative 261
Artistic Refrain: Achieving Balance 275
References 283
Index 289
