A more thoughtful world through books
Track OrderContact
Scientific Books BookstoreREAD SOMETHING REMARKABLE
HomeAll BooksNew ArrivalsSpecial Offers
Browse categories
The JournalContactAccount
MethodologyFiction as Research Practice: Short Stories, Novellas and Novels (Developing Qualitative Inquiry) cover
THE BOOKSHELF · English

Fiction as Research Practice: Short Stories, Novellas and Novels (Developing Qualitative Inquiry)

By Elijah Anderson
The turn to fiction as a social research practice is a natural extension of what many researchers and writers have long been doing. Patricia Leavy, a widely published qualitative researcher and a novelist, explores the overlaps and intersections between these two ways of understanding and describing human experience. She demonstrates the validity of literary experimentation to the qualitative researcher and how to incorporate these practices into research projects. Five short stories and excerpts from novellas and novels show these methods in action. This book is an essential methodological introduction for those interested in studying or pra
$15.00$31.00
PayPal & cryptocurrencyGuest checkout available
BETWEEN THE COVERS

About this book

The turn to fiction as a social research practice is a natural extension of what many researchers and writers have long been doing. Patricia Leavy, a widely published qualitative researcher and a novelist, explores the overlaps and intersections between these two ways of understanding and describing human experience. She demonstrates the validity of literary experimentation to the qualitative researcher and how to incorporate these practices into research projects. Five short stories and excerpts from novellas and novels show these methods in action. This book is an essential methodological introduction for those interested in studying or practicing arts-based research.

Explore all books by Elijah Anderson →

More to discover

Explore the shelf →
A LETTER FOR YOUR READING LIFE

Good books. Thoughtful discoveries.

Join our reading list for store news and new arrivals.