RT Journal Article
T1 Theoretical reflections on narrative in action research
A1 Toledano Garrido, Nuria
A1 Anderson, Alistair R.
AB Narrative is an important tool for developing and writing up action research experiences. Its power lies in the fact that narrative construction and narrative recounting are fundamental human communication practices. Narratives are also knowledge producing devices, since they make sense of personal experiences and share that sense-giving with others. However, the twinned duality of narrative knowing (sense making) and narrative telling (communicating that sense) has often made its role as methodological approach be disregarded or misunderstood. Our objective is to reflect on how we can best use the narrative method in action research by paying due attention to these issues. We consider ontologies, epistemologies and key characteristics. We argue that what has been seen as a weakness in narrative method, its deep subjectivity, can actually be employed as an analytical strength in action research. We show how examining the explanations of context, inherent in narrative processes, can provide rich insights into the meanings of phenomenon.
PB SAGE
SN 1476-7503
SN 1741-2617 (electrónico)
YR 2020
FD 2020-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25261
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25261
LA eng
NO Toledano, N., & Anderson, A. R. (2017). Theoretical reflections on narrative in action research. Action Research, 18(3), 302-318. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476750317748439
NO We would like to thank Editors and the anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback and insightful comments throughout the process of revising the paper. Also, the author(s) would also like to thank Dr. Michelle Redman-MacLaren for leading the review process of this article. Should there be any comments/reactions you wish to share, please bring them to the interactive portion of our blog on the associated AR+| ActionResearchPlus website: http://actionresearchplus.com.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026