Becoming a Reflexive Researcher - Using Our Selves in Research

by Kim Etherington

In this book, Kim Etherington uses a range of narratives to show the reader how reflexive research works in practice, linking this with underpinning philosophies. Placing her own journey as a researcher alongside others, she suggests that recognising the role of self in research can open up opportunities for creative and personal transformations.

Genres: Research, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2004

Reviews

[Juliet]

This is a really useful book about reflexivity and the process of using your own reflective writings as part of your research. It is very clear and I found the sections on methodology among the best I have read. I like the way Kim Etherington presents the conversations she had as part of her research. She writes many of them as prose poems and this made them both easier to read and gave added impact to a type of writing I am often tempted to skip.

[Jennifer Anne]

AMAZING! Brought a tear to my eye on several occasions through shared experience!

[Michael Palkowski]

This book was very useful during my undergraduate dissertation and I still use it now. A fantastic text.

[Santa Ezergaile]

The subject covered is complex. The author gives an insight into heuristic method.