I have data from in-depth analysis and wish to apply the narrative analysis of it. Please guide the resourced from where i can learn the narrative analysis , with some examples of presenting and writing the analysis.
Thanks in advance
Dear Kanika, if I understand you correctly, you already have data from in-depth interviews and want to do a narrative analysis of the data? Did you have a narrative design relating to your research question? Or did the data appear in a strongly narrative form? From what I have understood there are different approaches to narrative analysis/analysis of narratives so it is quite difficult to answer your question, other than that you would have to check the available literature yourself and find a method that can be applied to address your particular needs for the study. E.g. Are you interested in the thematic content or the form/structure of the narratives in your interviews? I do know that Catherine Kohler Riessman (1993) has written a book (more like a pamphlet in size) entitled Narrative Analysis, this would probably be a good starting point for further reading. Best, Birgitta
Kanika, I would recommend Brett Smith's chapter on Narrative analysis, available here: Article Smith, B. (2016). Narrative analysis. In E. Lyons & A. Coyle...
He outlines different types of analysis within narrative analytic methods, such as thematic, rhetorical, visual, interactional, etc., that may help you choose what works best for you, your data and research goals.
Hey Kanika you can also look at these articles apart from the ones suggested by above fellow RG researchers :-
1)Narrative Interviews-http://www.uta.fi/yky/yhteystiedot/henkilokunta/mattikhyvarinen/index/Chapter%2026.pdf
2) Approaches to Narrative Analysis: Using Personal, Dialogical and Social Stories to Promote Peace - Research Gate (Avaliable)
3)Analysis -https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/35c9/30ded7039e7aad219636b7d780eab8f365e7.pdf
4) Introduction to Narrative analysis , basic concepts - https://www2.clarku.edu/~mbamberg/Material_files/NARRATIVE_ANALYSIS.pdf
Best Luck !
Hi Kanika, here are some sources which I think are good example of NA, or give insight into the process of conducting NA. I often find reading a good example of the method I am trying to use is very helpful in getting me started on my own attempts. Leslie Curry (Yale University) also has a nice introduction to qualitative methods and analysis on her youtube page. Good luck!
Irvine, Leslie. (2013). Animals as Lifechanges and Lifesavers: Pets in the Redemption Narratives of People
Kleres, Jochen. (2011) Emotions and Narrative Analysis: A Methodological Approach. Journal for the theory of social behavior.
McAdams, Dan P. (2012). Exploring Psychological Themes through Life-Narrative Accounts
The following publications may further help:
- Hunter, S. V. (2010) Analysing and representing narrative data: The long and winding road, Current Narratives, 1, 2, pp. 44-54.
- Petty, J., Jarvis, J. and Thomas, R. (2018) Core Story Creation: Analysing narratives to construct stories for learning, Nurse researcher, 25, 4, pp. 47-51.
- Phoenix, C., Smith, B. and Sparkes, A. C. (2010) Narrative analysis in aging studies: A typology for consideration, Journal of Aging Studies, 24, 1, pp. 1-11.
- Smith, C. P. (2000) Content Analysis and Narrative Analysis, in Reis, H.T. and Judd, C.M. (eds.) Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, pp. 313-338.
This really depends on your research question and understanding of narrative and the way it "works".
For instance, if you are inteested in narrative identity, you may choose from a wide gamut of analytic strategies that would be irrelevant if you are interested in researching a lived experience.
Be more specific regarding what it is that you wish to learn, and you may get better guidance as to how to go about finding answers to your questions.
For the time being, you may want to have alook at the following literature:
Smith, B., & Sparkes, A. C. (2008). Contrasting perspectives on narrating selves and identities: An invitation to dialogue. Qualitative Research, 8(1), 5-35.
Holstein, J. A., & Gubrium, J. F. (Eds.). (2012). Varieties of narrative analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
De Fina, A., & Georgakopoulou, A. (2011). Analyzing narrative: Discourse and sociolinguistic perspectives. Cambridge University Press.
Riessman, C. K. (2008). Narrative methods for the human sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Clandinin, D. J. (2016). Engaging in narrative inquiry. New York, NY: Routledge.
All above answers agree, Atlas-ti program can be helpful to you but you must construct categories about your your research.
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