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Essentials of Autoethnography
The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to capturing phenomena not easily measured quantitatively, offering exciting, nimble opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data.
In this book, Christopher Poulos provides a step-by-step guide to writing autoethnography, illustrating its essential features and practices with excerpts from his own and others’ work. Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that seeks to describe and systematically analyze one’s personal experience in various contexts, and thereby understand its cultural, social, and emotional meaning.
About the Essentials of Qualitative Methods book Even for experienced researchers, selecting and correctly applying the right method can be challenging. In this groundbreaking series, leading experts in qualitative methods provide clear, crisp, and comprehensive descriptions of their approach, including its methodological integrity, and its benefits and limitations. Each book includes numerous examples to enable readers to quickly and thoroughly grasp how to leverage these valuable methods.
In this book, Christopher Poulos provides a step-by-step guide to writing autoethnography, illustrating its essential features and practices with excerpts from his own and others’ work. Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that seeks to describe and systematically analyze one’s personal experience in various contexts, and thereby understand its cultural, social, and emotional meaning.
About the Essentials of Qualitative Methods book Even for experienced researchers, selecting and correctly applying the right method can be challenging. In this groundbreaking series, leading experts in qualitative methods provide clear, crisp, and comprehensive descriptions of their approach, including its methodological integrity, and its benefits and limitations. Each book includes numerous examples to enable readers to quickly and thoroughly grasp how to leverage these valuable methods.
100 pages, Paperback
Published January 5, 2021
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April 21, 2024
This is brief introduction to the field of autoethnography that is suitable for those who are new to the field. I still need some convincing that autoethnography is a field of research to pursue for me. Perhaps after reading some papers in the field, I'll have a better idea of how the analysis works.
October 23, 2021
Brief but useful guide into the qualitative discipline of autoethnography. Just the right length for a beginning autoethnographer looking for a framework without being overwhelmed. I used it to help me with an autoethnography assignment.
May 30, 2024
An excellent introduction to the field and work of Autoethnography. Very solid introduction with some excellent advice on how to craft Autoethnography.
August 23, 2024
A great on-ramp for autoethnographic researchers.
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