scholarly journals La transfiguración en la autobiografía como experiencia terapéutica / Transfiguration in the Autobiography as a Therapeutic Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Yenny Patricia López Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Therapeutic Experience ◽  
Deep Knowledge

ABSTRACTThis text presents the phenomenon of transfiguration that has been revealed during the development of a biographical-narrative research with Colombian and Spanish teachers. It has been observed that this change occurs in the person when he narrates his experiences, shaping the memory and altering a lived reality. This alteration in the perception of the memories can profoundly transform the person and give the possibility to rewrite the life history. The purpose of the research is the deep knowledge of significant experiences of a group of participants through autobiography and biography. Autobiographical development process and simultaneously exposed the underlying phenomenon of transformation that occurs when narrates the life and remembers the experiences that have been significant throughout its existence. The research uses a qualitative methodology through written autobiographies, interviews and biographical conversations.RESUMENNuestra investigación principal se propone el profundo conocimiento de las experiencias vitales significativas de un grupo de participantes colombianos y españoles mediante la autobiografía y la biografía. Durante su desarrollo se desveló un fenómeno simultáneo de transformación que se origina cuando narramos nuestra vida y repasamos las experiencias que han sido significativas a lo largo de nuestra existencia. Hacemos uso de una metodología cualitativa con enfoque biográfico-narrativo para acercarnos al fenómeno autobiográfico, en la cual realizamos entrevistas y conversaciones en profundidad con nuestros participantes. Esto nos ha permitido observar el fenómeno que se produce en la persona cuando narra su propia vida, el cual hace referencia a la trasformación del recuerdo y altera una realidad vivida que puede llegar moldear la forma de ver o interpretar la realidad. Esta alteración en la percepción de nuestros recuerdos puede transformarnos profundamente y brindarnos la posibilidad de reescribir nuestra historia vital.

Telling Diaspora Stories: theoretical and methodological reflections on narratives of migrancy and belongingness in the second generation

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Christou
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Biographical Approach ◽  
The Subject

This article explores the theoretical and methodological implications of the study of second generation migration through the use of life stories, a narrative and biographical approach. It presents a theoretical contextualisation of life history research in addressing the direction it has taken in the study of migration and identity in order to problematise how the subject and subjectivities in narrative research have been framed by social categorisations such as gender, ethnicity, class as well as social experiences such as trauma, exile, memory and imagination. The paper develops the analytical contribution of researching the biographicity of everyday migrant lives. 

Becoming a Narrative Researcher in Pakistan: Reflections from the Field

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Haji Karim Khan
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Narrative Studies ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Research Studies

<p><em>This reflective paper emerges from the reflections on my experience to carry out narrative studies in Pakistan —a country where narrative research in education is still very young. Field-notes, reflective journals and research memos were the key sources of triggering reflections on my learning to take the identity of a narrative researcher in a context where this approach is very young.  </em></p><em>My reflections show the learning experience in conceptualising and practicing narrative studies in the country. The paper shows that I took the roles of an insider, co-constructor of stories, and trust-builder while taking up the identity of a narrative researcher in Pakistan. In addition, becoming a gender sensitive and knowing language and culture of the research participants enabled me to take up the role smoothly.  Findings have pertinent implications for life history research studies in Pakistan and elsewhere.</em>

Learning during developing and implementing new bank offerings

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Stevens ◽  
Sergios Dimitriadis
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Learning Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Informal Development

PurposeKnowledge of the management issues for developing new bank offerings efficiently is limited. Furthermore, recent research suggests that organisational learning can contribute greatly to the success of innovation projects. The aims of this paper are to provide a detailed description of the development process of a new financial product and to identify learning actions that may contribute to its effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachReports findings from a qualitative, longitudinal case study of a well‐known French bank.FindingsThe results revealed an informal development process consisting of a sequence of issues to solve and decisions to make.Research limitations/implicationsThough observations fit with the theoretical model, the findings cannot be generalized due to the use of a qualitative methodology. Thus, selecting a development project that brings variance to the scope and degree of innovativeness could enrich the observed learning mechanisms. Second, as services are very heterogeneous, further research should be done on the development processes of different new services, for example standardised versus customised. Third, mechanisms of adoption or avoidance of learning procedures remain to be explored extensively. Understanding the reasons of choice and adoption of learning strategies according to the environment and nature of the project could lead to further managerial recommendations.Practical implicationsImplications for banks to encourage learning during innovation are discussed and several opportunities for further research are suggested.Originality/valueAn informal development process is revealed, consisting of a sequence of issues to solve and decisions to make. Multiple learning actions and strategies are identified that enhance process effectiveness and efficiency.

Fate, Memory, and the Postcolonial Construction of the Self: The Life-Narrative of a Vietnamese Spirit Medium

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten W. Endres
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
The Self ◽  
Life Narrative ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
Dialogic Process ◽  
Multiple Discourses

Life-history and narrative research have a long tradition as insightful methods in anthropology. This article presents the life-story of an elderly Hanoian spirit medium who does not conform to dominant ideals of Vietnamese femininity, exploring how cultural concepts and religious imageries shape female notions of fate and agency. By applying Bakhtin's concept of dialogism, the analysis illustrates how the creative act of self-narrative interweaves with multiple discourses in a dialogic process that tries to make sense of historical contingencies, culturally prescribed ideals, and the lived experiences of the self.

scholarly journals Universos do conhecimento. Reflexões sobre a investigação narrativa na educação

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Gabriela Cruz Vásquez ◽  
Adriana Pastorello Buim Arena
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Literary Analysis ◽  
Human Subjectivity ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Made In

 O presente texto tem como objetivo oferecer ao leitor alguns apontamentos dos conceitos que envolvem a temática da investigação narrativa em educação e na pesquisa qualitativa. Quando se discute sobre esta modalidade de fazer investigação, há sempre dúvidas quanto a sua validade, geradas pela forte tradição positivista que predomina desde o nascimento do método científico. Com a intenção de complexificar a discussão sobre a natureza da pesquisa qualitativa, educativa e narrativa, este trabalho apoia-se em autores que problematizam os termos experiência, tempo, espaço, palavra e investigação narrativa, a partir da investigação e da literatura. Nas conclusões faz-se uma reflexão sobre a investigação narrativa como um giro metodológico qualitativo que possibilita uma rica geração de dados para o entendimento e a interpretação de níveis mais profundos da complexa subjetividade humana e da prática educativa.Palavras-chave: Experiência; Tempo-Espaço; Palavra; Investigação narrativa  ABSTRACTThis text aims to offer the reader some notes about concepts involving the theme of narrative research in education and in qualitative research. When discussing this mode of doing research, there are always doubts about its validity, generated by a strong positivist tradition that prevails since the birth of the scientific method. With the intention to deepen the discussion on the nature of qualitative research, of an educational and narrative nature, this work is based on literary analysis and on authors who problematize the terms experience, time, space, word and narrative research. A reflection on the methodological qualities of narrative research is made in the conclusions, as a qualitative methodology that makes possible a rich generation of data for understanding and interpreting deeper levels of the complex human subjectivity and of the educative practice. Keywords: Experience; Time-Space; Word; Narrative research 

Between word and text in life narratives

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. King ◽  
Norman A. Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Psychiatric Patient ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Life Narratives ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Close Analogy ◽  
History Narratives

The purpose of this essay is to examine the relationships between “the oral” and “the written” in a particular application of narrative research (life rendering research). First, we examine a functional and valuing contrast between oral and written language within oral history methods. Second, we present a critical examination of the use of these linguistic predispositions as they impact life history narratives. Next, we examine a particularly close analogy between oral history and psychiatric patient write-up. Finally, the historical oral/written tension located in oral history practice is located within the frameworks of newer, media-based literacies. The tensions that these intentions create are particularly acute in power-based relationships, such as those between interviewers and informants. Therefore, the organization of the paper is a series of issues that combine to form a critical look at the use of informants’ words in the written narratives of the oral history as a form of discourse synthesis (Spivey, 1997).

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