Qualitative Inquiry 2/e

Lynn Butler-Kisber (BEd, MEd, McGill; EdD, Harvard) is a professor of education at McGill University. Her work includes leadership, multiliteracies; professional development and qualitative research methodologies with a particular interest in arts-based methodologies, more specifically in visual and poetic inquiry on which she has written and presented extensively. She focuses on issues of marginalization, equity, and social justice. New publications include Poetic Inquiries of Reflection and Renewal: Poetry As Research (2017), which is coedited with John Guiney Yallop, Mary Stewart, and Sean Wiebe (MacIntyre Purcell), and the second edition of her book (2018), Qualitative Inquiry: Thematic, Narrative and Arts-Based Perspectives (SAGE).

Part 1: Qualitative Inquiry Chapter 1: Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry Chapter 2: Getting Started Part 2: Thematic Perspectives Chapter 3: Constant Comparison Inquiry Chapter 4: Phenomenological Inquiry Part 3: The Narrative Turn Chapter 5: Narrative Inquiry Part 4: Arts-Based Inquiry Chapter 6: Poetic Inquiry Chapter 7: Visual Inquiry 1. Collage Inquiry 2. Photo/Film Inquiry 3. Visual Narratives Chapter 8. Performative Inquiry Part 5: Future Directions Chapter 9: Future Directions

Lynn Butler-Kisber yet again provides us with a rigorous and beautifully written text on qualitative research. The examples challenge us to consider the complexity of qualitative research from the basics to the poetic and performative. This is a book to be bought and treasured. -- Maggi Savin-Baden An excellent companion to those entering into the qualitative inquiry process that is applicable to a wide range of disciplines wherein human sense making is essential. Notable amongst the updates to the first edition is the expansion of visually based inquiries. -- Bryan Clift I believe that this book serves as an excellent launchpad for novice investigators to familiarize themselves with different forms of qualitative inquiry, both conventional and innovative. -- Umair Majid, University of Toronto