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A Narrative Policy Framework: Clear Enough to Be Wrong?
Narratives are increasingly subject to empirical study in a wide variety of disciplines. However, in public policy, narratives are thought of almost exclusively as a poststructural concept outside the realm of empirical study. In this paper, after reviewing the major literature on narratives, we argue that policy narratives can be studied using systematic empirical approaches and introduce a “Narrative Policy Framework” (NPF) for elaboration and empirical testing. The NPF defines narrative structure and narrative content. We then discuss narrative at the micro level of analysis and examine how narratives impact individual attitudes and hence aggregate public opinion. Similarly, we examine strategies for the studying of group and elite behavior using the NPF. We conclude with seven hypotheses for researchers interested in elaborating the framework.
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Interdisciplinary reflective practice through duoethnography : examples for educators
This book explores the value of duoethnography to the study of interdisciplinary practice. Through rich stories, scholars illustrate how dialogic and relational forms of research help to facilitate deeply emic, personal, and situated understandings of practice and promote personal reflexivity and changes in practice. In this book, students, teachers, and practitioners use duoethnography to become more aware, dialogic, imaginative, and relational in their teaching. Forms of pratice examined in this book include education, drama, nursing, counseling, and art in classroom, university, and larger professional spaces.
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Legitimating Organizational Secrecy
This paper brings into focus the concept of organizational secrecy by senior managers in the context of a major strategic change program. Underpinned by legitimation theory and utilizing a narrative methodology and a longitudinal investigation, we draw upon data from 52 interviews with 13 senior managers conducted at 3 months intervals over the course of 12 months. Our findings reveal that senior managers utilized seven discursive legitimation strategies to justify keeping secret that the organization intended to downsize, and they used a different mix of legitimation strategies as the change process evolved. We labeled these discursive legitimation strategies as (1) Naturalization, (2) Rationalization, (3) Moralization, (4) Authorization, (5) Proceduralization, (6) Valorization, and (7) Demonization. Theoretically we bring a temporal perspective to understanding organizational secrecy and the central role that discursive legitimation plays. We show that the use of these discursive legitimation strategies are anchored to meta-narratives describing work practices and values associated with the organization’s culture. And that managers use discursive legitimation to manage the ethical implications of secrecy.
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Imagining the possibilities of a cross-cultural oral narrative portraiture method: stepping beyond binary discourses
Contemporary scholarly critique in Indigenous research spaces has tended to focus on binary dualities, including the purpose of Indigenous-focused research, and the legitimacy of researcher identity, research knowledge and truth. Yet, perhaps unintentionally, such interrogation has led to the continued (re)construction and maintenance of false race-based dichotomies. In this paper, one way in which we seek to step beyond binary race-based discourses is by advocating for the advancement of cross-cultural research practices that interweave traditional and contemporary communication practices. We put forward the case that by knitting together Eurocentric and Indigenous research methodologies, Lawrence-Lightfoot's (2005, Qualitative Inquiry 11, 3–15) portraiture method, and Aboriginal practices of storytelling/yarning, the cross-cultural oral narrative portraiture method enables co-construction of more holistic, culturally nuanced and responsive stories, where meaning, context and reason resonate. In the 21st century research space, we open dialogue for thinking about data as stories, and advocate for contemporary intercultural research processes that are inclusive, engaging and promote co-construction of narratives for storying.
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The Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Process for Adult Colombian Adoptees
This research aimed to understand the process adult Colombian adoptees raised in the United States of America go through to define themselves in the context of race and ethnicity. The research followed a qualitative narrative methodology, in which six participants were interviewed twice regarding their experiences with transracial and transnational adoption and their ethnic and racial identity process. The results suggest that identity is a dynamic process. Our research also confirms Colombian’s history of unethical adoptions and its influence on the complexity of identity and loss of adult Colombian adoptees. Throughout the article, the researchers use the term biological family referring to Colombian birth families. However, we acknowledge that other terms (i.e., first, natural, original, etc.) are also used in the adoptee community.
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Becoming student kind: A nurse educator′s reflexive narrative inquiry
This reflexive narrative inquiry examines reflection as a living learning strategy. My doctoral inquiry aims to illuminate a journey of transformation as a nurse educator within higher education. An innovative self-study, reflexive narrative methodology frames the research. Philosophical influences draw upon auto-ethnography, critical social theory and hermeneutics, guided by six dialogical movements. Nineteen reflections generated the data. Insights emerged through reflection, engagement with literature and guidance within a reflective community. Snapshots from reflective texts form the basis for dialogue presented in this paper. Emerging Insights are expressed as being available becoming student kind in relationship with students as a foundation for developing person centred nursing weaves through the narrative. This dynamic concept is expressed through The Being Available Template interlinking vision, knowing the person and compassion, poise and creating and sustaining a learning environment. Tensions in representing storied findings from innovative methodologies are identified. The contribution of reflection and potential of reflexive narrative for knowledge and practice transformation are shared. Challenges for educators in supporting reflective learning in curriculum in an ever complex landscape of higher education.are considered.
•Explores reflection in developing self and practice.•Potential of reflexive narrative methodology is shared.•Becoming student kind illustrates relationships with students.•Reflective dialogue illustrates a journey transformation.
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