Voicing others’ voices: Spotlighting the researcher as narrator

As qualitative research undertakings are not independent of the researcher, the “indissoluble interrelationship between interpreter and interpretation” (Thomas & James, 2006, p. 782) renders it necessary for researchers to understand that their text is a representation, a version of the truth th...

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Main Author:	Dan O'Sullivan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kura Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
Subjects:	the “indissoluble interrelationship between interpreter and interpretation” (Thomas & James 2006 p. 782) renders it necessary for researchers to understand that their text is a representation a version of the truth that is the product of writerly choices and that it is discursive. Endlessly creative artistic and political as there is no single interpretative truth the interpretative process facilitates the refashioning of representations the remaking of choices and the probing of discourses. As a consequence of the particularity of any researcher’s account issues pertaining to researcher identity and authorial stance always remain central to research endeavours (Kamler & Thomson p. 68; Denzin & Lincoln 2011 pp. 14-15). Therefore researchers are encouraged to be reflexive about their analyses and research accounts (Elliott 2005 p. 152) as reflexivity helps spotlight the role of the researcher as narrator. In turn spotlighting the researcher as narrator foregrounds a range of complex issues about voice representation and interpretive authority (Chase p. 657; Genishi & Glupczynski p. 671; Eisenhart 2006). In essence therefore this paper is reflective of the challenges of “doing” qualitative research in educational settings. Its particular focus-the shaping of beginning primary teachers’ identities in Ireland throughout the course of their initial year of occupational experience post-graduation- endeavours to highlight issues pertaining to the researcher as narrator (O’Sullivan Voice Interpretation Representation Narrative strategies Researcher identity
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