“To see a world in a grain of sand”: Towards Future-Oriented What-If Analysis in Narrative Research
نویسنده
چکیده
In this article, I explore narrative building blocks for future-oriented what-if (i.e., possibilities-generating) analysis developed in a health promotion study. The aim of this study was to gain insight into future possibilities for good health among participants known for their poor health status. In narrative inquiry, imagining future possibilities and prospective temporal orientation are seldom regarded as interesting for their own sake, despite ample attention to the role of temporality. The methodological reflection in this article is complemented with a discussion of ethical issues (regarding authorship and representation) in the proposed method of analysis.
منابع مشابه
Editorial Volume 7, Issue 1
JALDA, therefore, would like to show inclination towards the view that the reality of the world is not a fixed entity standing out there to be measured by our pre-fabricated ‘scientific’ instruments. In line with Haghshenas’ argumentation, not only can theories and instruments shrink to ornamental entities but also they can turn into what Karl Popper calls pseudo-science, knowledge of an ‘ideol...
متن کاملMEMRI’s Narrative of Iran in the Context of Current US-Iran Tensions
Drawing on narrative theory and the notion of framing, this paper focused on the translated material from the Islamic Republic of Iran‟s media outlets in the website of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) to explore how this institute constructed its desired narratives about Iran in the context of the current tensions between Iran and the U.S. In so ...
متن کاملStepping into Mindful Education: A Teacher Educator’s Narrative of Contextualizing a SLTE Curriculum
Initiation into contextualizing mindful second language teacher education (SLTE) has challenged teacher educators causing their retreat into mindless submission to ready-made standardized directives. To revive the starting perspective in curriculum development in light of the recent trend towards responsive SLTE, this practitioner research investigated how the context was incorporat...
متن کاملPredicting Mobility of Sands in the Future Based on Sensitivity Analysis Test (Case Study: Manjil City)
Sand dunes are one of the most important and sensitive wind erosion susceptible landforms whose activity varies depending on the severity of the impact of various climatic and terrestrial factors. Long-term monitoring of these factors, along with the mobility status of sand sands in different areas, can have a significant effect on reducing their adverse effects. One of the sensitive areas of w...
متن کاملLived experience of teenage girls from living in pseudo-family centers
Introduction Every year, due to economic and social pressures, parents leave a large number of children in the community, which is the most common form of care for these children around the world, care and living in orphanages . The aim of this study was to investigate the lived experience of adolescent girls living in orphanages (boarding houses). Method The method of the present study was ...
متن کامل