Description
Book Synopsis"In this bold and very important work, Peter Clough shows how the truths about educational issues can be told using fictional devices. This work legitimates the narrative turn in the human disciplines. He shows educational researchers how narrative inquiry can be used for progressive moral and political purposes". -
Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This compelling book takes a fresh approach to educational research, considering the role and use of literary and ethnographic approaches. There is growing interest in the use of narrative and fictional methods and this book sets out to:
* locate narrative and fictional methods within the traditions of education research;
* exemplify the use of narrative in studies of educational and social settings;
* explain the processes of composing narrative and fictional research
A distinctive feature of the book is the inclusion of five 'fictional' stories which demonstrate the use of
Table of ContentsPreface
The man with the blue guitar
Stories from educational research
an introduction
The map is not the terrain
Klaus
Molly
Rob
Bev
Lolly (the final word)
Hard to tell
the readings of the stories
Narratives of educational practice
To the things themselves
References
Index.
