Narrative Case Studies

Author(s):  
JERROLD R. BRANDELL ◽  
THEODORE VARKAS
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 239 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McLeod

<p>Narrative case studies tell the story of therapy from the point of view of the client or therapist. Murase's (2015) case of "Mr. R" provides a powerful example of the potential of this form of case inquiry, as a means of enabling reflection and deeper understanding around the practice and process of therapy. The distinctive contribution of the case of Mr. R is discussed in relation to the personal learning of the author in respect of a series of domains: working with the contextual and cultural meaning of the client&rsquo;s issues, creating corrective everyday life interventions, repairing therapist-induced ruptures in the therapeutic alliance, and developing new understandings of the process of client internalisation of the image of the therapist. Theoretical implications of the case are explored, and some suggestions are offered around the further development of narrative case study methods and the concept of therapist wisdom.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>


Author(s):  
H. Luis Vargas

The Editor provides an Editorial for the new issue.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati

This  study  departs  from  the  domination  of  accounting  studies  using the   paradigm   of   positivistic   methodology.   The   aim   in   this study<br />provides  an  alternative  approach  in  developing  interpretive  accounting research.  Triyuwono  (2013)  says  there  are  five paradigms  in  the  social sciences:   positivism,   interpretivism,   criticism   postmodernism,   and spiritualists.    Interpretivis    paradigm,    critical,    postmodernist    and spiritualists  using  qualitative  methods,  which  is  the  development  of positivistic paradigm. This paradigm is not mutually exclusive, ideally an accounting  researchers  must  be  able to  accept this  paradigm, called“multiparadigma”  (Triyuwono,  2013).  Interpretive  considers  that  truth, reality or real  life  does not have a one-sided,  but it has many  facets, can be  examined from  various  viewpoints.  Design  research  in  interpretive research,  phenomenology,  ethnography, ethnometodology,  narrative, case studies, and grounded theory.


2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. McInnes ◽  
Joseph E. Ibrahim

Objective. The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the Residential Aged Care Coronial Communiqué that have promoted previously reported professional practice change, and to explore the circumstances of these changes. Methods. This was an exploratory, qualitative study for which data was collected through semi-structured interview of 15 subscribers to the Residential Aged Care Coronial Communiqué. Results. The Residential Aged Care Coronial Communiqué was reported to promote self-reported practice change though the inclusion of case studies, by being associated with the Coroner, and by providing evidence to justify change. The combination of existing concerns about risk and staff awareness, in conjunction with reading the Residential Aged Care Coronial Communiqué was also reported to promote practice change, as was having the support of senior staff and the authority to implement change. Conclusions. The combination of narrative case studies in the context of an educational publication associated with the Coroner’s Office has been reported to provided evidence and incentive to promote professional practice change in an aged care setting. However the relative influence of the Residential Aged Care Coronial Communiqué, and other background circumstance and facilitating factors on practice change cannot be determined from this study. What is known about the topic? Passive dissemination of written educational material has little or no impact on altering clinical practice. What does this paper add? Exploratory research findings published in this paper provide insight into characteristics of an electronic, educational publication for a health professional audience reported to have promoted practice change in a residential aged care setting. What are the implications for practitioners? The inclusion of short, clearly written case studies that describe real situations that have been investigated by the Coroner, in the context of a publication associated with the Coroner’s Office, has been reported to motivate staff to change professional practice to improve safety in a residential aged care setting.


2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy K. Anderson ◽  
Susan Felsenfeld

This study used thematic analysis to gain a better understanding of the experiences of individuals who reported late recovery from stuttering. Using a semistructured interview, 6 adults who reported recovering from stuttering after the age of 10 were asked to relate their recovery stories, with particular emphasis on their perceptions of factors responsible for the recovery process. The interviews were parsed into information-rich quotations that were ultimately placed into thematic categories. Three thematic categories appeared to capture the majority of the recovery attributions: (a) increased confidence; (b) increased motivation, expressed as a desire to make positive changes in speech; and (c) direct speech changes. Narrative case studies were subsequently developed to illustrate the 3 different "pathways to recovery" that were described by our participants.


Author(s):  
Jerrold R. Brandell ◽  
Theodore Varkas

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Catharine Ross ◽  
Lynn Nichol ◽  
Carole Elliott ◽  
Sally Sambrook ◽  
Jim Stewart

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