“Stretching” Exercises for Qualitative Researchers

Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1. Qualitative Research and Habits of Mind Chapter 2. The Observation and Writing Habit Exercise 2.1: Observing a Still Life Scene Exercise 2.2: Physical Description of This Setting Exercise 2.3: Observation in the Home or Workplace Exercise 2.4: Description of a Familiar Person or a Stranger Exercise 2.5: Observing at an Art Museum or at a Movie Exercise 2.6: Observing an Animal at Home, the Zoo, or a Pet shop Exercise 2.7: Drawing to Become a Better Observer: Drawing Upside Down Chapter 3. Advancing the Observation and Reflection Habit Exercise 3.1: Nonparticipant Observation Assignment Exercise 3.2: Reflecting to Strengthen the Writing Habit Exercise 3.3: Writing Your Educational Autobiography Exercise 3.4: Writing a Pedagogical Letter Chapter 4. The Interviewing and Writing Habit Exercise 4.1: Interviewing Someone You Know Exercise 4.2: Interviewing a Stranger Exercise 4.3: The Oral History Interview Exercise 4.4: The Focus Group Interview Demonstration Exercise Exercise 4.5: Presenting Interview Data as a Found Data Poem Exercise 4.6: The Digital, Virtual Interview and Google Groups Exercise 4.7: Interviewing Someone Twice Exercise 4.8: Practicing an Online Interview Chapter 5. The Creative Habit Exercise 5.1: Variations on Writing Your Name Exercise 5.2: The Camera as an Extension of the Eye, the Eye as an Extension of the Soul Exercise 5.3: Building a Collage: My Role as a Researcher Exercise 5.4: Constructing a YaYa Box or Making a Quilt Patch Exercise 5.5: Writing About Your Favorite Vegetable Exercise 5.6: Your Journey Exercise 5.7: Reflective Journal Writing Practice in Dialogue Form Exercise 5.8: Haiku and Any Form of Poetry on the Role of the Researcher Exercise 5.9: Framed Photograph and Narrative Writing Exercise Chapter 6. The Analysis and Writing Habit: Making Sense of the Data, Ethics, and Other Issues Exercise 6.1: Design and Create a Cover for the Researcher Reflective Journal Appendixes: A. Sample Letter to Participants B. Examples of Researcher Reflective Journals C. Sample Interview Protocols From a Completed Study D. Qualitative Research Methods: Sample Syllabus E. Sample Projects From Various Classes F. Sample Consent Form Recently Accepted by the Institutional Review Board G. Conducting Qualitative Interviews: Rules of Thumb H. Sample Sets of Themes and Categories From a Completed Study I. Electronic Resources J. Qualitative Dissertation Costs K. Sample Member Check Form L. Samples of Interview Transcripts (Edited) M. The Analytical Process of Coding Bibliography Index