1. 31st Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference
University of Nevada
College of Education
The Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 25 & 26, 2019
eqrc.net

2. Tuesday, February 26 9:40 a.m. to 10 a.m. Redrock
A Case for Utilizing the Research of Storytelling and Scholarly Personal Narrative in Qualitative Research Studies
Tuesday, February 26
9:40 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Redrock
Joan Wink, Ph.D. and
Dawn Wink

3. Our purpose is…
to make visible new understandings of The Research of Storytelling, Narrative Inquiry, Scholarly Personal Narrative
5 minutes: Joan, RS
10 minutes: Dawn, Narrative Inquiry, SPN
5 minutes: Q&A
Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com

4. Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com

5. Qualitative Research Research of Storytelling Narrative Inquiry
Scholarly Personal Narrative
Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com

6. The research of storytelling
What?
How?
Why?
Joan’s examples
A handout, with our responses, is available for all participants at this session.
Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com

7. Narrative inquiry
What?
How?
Why?
Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com

8. Scholarly Personal Narrative (SPN)
What?
How?
Why?
Dawn’s examples
Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com

9. • Pre-Search
• Me-Search
• Re-Search
• We-Search

10. Pre-Search: How do I get started?
• How do I develop and cultivate the courage to write so
that I can start, sustain, and finish this piece?
• Is there a deep belief, ideal, or conviction that I hold with
such energy and passion that will carry me through this
project.
• Who is my audience, what do I hope to contribute?
Nash, R. & Bradley, D. (2011). Me-search and re-search: A guide for writing scholarly personal narrative manuscripts. Information Age Publishing Inc.

11. Me-Search: What is my personal narrative regarding the ideas emphasized in my writing?
• Where exactly is the “me” in my writing, and why is the
“me” important in advancing my ideas to others?
• How do I write from the core of my life experience in
order to inform my trained writer’s intellect?
• Does the larger story I am telling about myself have a
narrative arc?
Nash, R. & Bradley, D. (2011). Me-search and re-search: A guide for writing scholarly personal narrative manuscripts. Information Age Publishing Inc.

12. Re-Search: What scholars and researchers have informed my writing
Re-Search: What scholars and researchers have informed my writing? • What are the primary and secondary scholarly sources that ground my research? • What are the central themes that form the core of my writing?
Nash, R. & Bradley, D. (2011). Me-search and re-search: A guide for writing scholarly personal narrative manuscripts. Information Age Publishing Inc.

13. We-Search: What are the implications for my profession, or field of study, that can be generalized from my scholarly personal narrative? • How can I create a narrative overlap between my life and my profession in such a way that the overlap informs other professions?
• How do I identify and convey to my readers the implications for their own fields of study?
Nash, R. & Bradley, D. (2011). Me-search and re-search: A guide for writing scholarly personal narrative manuscripts. Information Age Publishing Inc.

14. Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com

15. Thank you!
Joan Wink, Ph.D. ⎯ joanwink.com