Narratives in Research

Fahd Zulfiqar
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Fahd Zulfiqar: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

No 2021:46, PIDE Knowledge Brief from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Abstract: Bryman (2012) briefly explains that qualitative data usually results in a large amount of textual and contextual information. He further explains that there are two general strategies which qualitative researchers use to analyse qualitative data; analytic induction and grounded theory. In both strategies coding frames are constructed in which codes are generated either inductively or deductively. While generating codes, categories, and themes, the text reduction technique is employed to condense voluminous data. This process condenses larger amounts of text into keywords, codes, or categories, �decontextualises� or �fragments� the spontaneity and serendipity of accounts, events, and stories told by people. Bryman (2012) names these stories as narratives that are garnering acceptance from both researchers and activists. This Knowledge Brief is an attempt to explain what narratives are, how narratives are collected and analysed, and what narrative analysis entails.

Keywords: Narratives; Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 pages
Date: 2021
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