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Autoethnography
Process, Product, and Possibility for Critical Social Research
- Sherick A. Hughes - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- Julie L. Pennington - University of Nevada, Reno, USA
November 2016 | 272 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
2020 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award winner
Autoethnography: Process, Product, and Possibility for Critical Social Research provides a short introduction to the methodological tools and concepts of autoethnography, combining theoretical approaches with practical “how to” information. Written for social science students, teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers, the text shows readers how autoethnographers collect, analyze, and report data. With its grounding in critical social theory and inclusion of innovative methods, this practical resource will move the field of autoethnography forward.
Autoethnography: Process, Product, and Possibility for Critical Social Research provides a short introduction to the methodological tools and concepts of autoethnography, combining theoretical approaches with practical “how to” information. Written for social science students, teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers, the text shows readers how autoethnographers collect, analyze, and report data. With its grounding in critical social theory and inclusion of innovative methods, this practical resource will move the field of autoethnography forward.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I • HISTORIES AND APPLICATIONS OF AUTOETHNOGRAPHY AS CRITICAL SOCIAL RESEARCH
Chapter 1. Autoethnography: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2. Mining and Priming Critical Social Theory for Autoethnography
PART II • DOING AUTOETHNOGRAPHY: FROM BRAINSTORMING TO GUIDING PROCESS
Chapter 3. First Guiding Process: Problematizing What You Know for New-Self Insight
Chapter 4. Second Guiding Process: Legitimizing Autoethnography With Three Approaches
Chapter 5. Third Guiding Process: Synthesizing New-Self Insights With MICA
PART III • THE FUTURE OF AUTOETHNOGRAPHY: A PRISM OF POSSIBILITY
Chapter 6. The Possibility of Autoethnography as Critically Reflexive Action Research
Chapter 7. Anticipating the Future of Autoethnography as Critical Social Research
Appendixes
A. Autoethnography Data Representation: An Example
B. Sample Undergraduate Mini-Autoethnography Student Work
C. Sample Mini-Autoethnography Midterm Assignment— Undergraduate Level
D. Sample Syllabus for an Autoethnography Course—Graduate Level
Glossary
References
Index
This book is an appealing tool for both students to learn, and professors to introduce the method of (autoethnography).... This book is not for the faint of heart but offers a sound and evidence-based methodology for the science of exploring one's lived experience in academia, practice, and personal life.
Numerous students look into autoethnography as a research methodology especially because it is well tuned to counselling psychology philosophy. This is an excellent book, with clear theory and also practical advice and a step-by-step process.
Department of Psychology, London Metropolitan University
November 28, 2022
I found this book informative and easy to read and understand
Faculty of Health, Birmingham City University
May 22, 2019
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