Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry

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Practicing the Zen of Research

By Valerie J Janesick

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Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry explores how qualitative research can be enriched by integrating Zen Buddhist principles. Valerie J. Janesick highlights the parallels between qualitative research and Zen, focusing on concepts such as impermanence, non-self, and nirvana. The book advocates for contemplative practices including meditation, journaling, and poetic thinking, offering Zen stories and exercises to enhance the research experience and outcomes.
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Ideal for qualitative researchers, educators, and students interested in innovative research methods, especially those open to incorporating contemplative and mindfulness practices into their work.

Valerie J. Janesick describes how qualitative inquiry can be informed and improved through an understanding of Zen principles and practices.

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Qualitative researchers incorporate the principles of holism, storytelling, ethics, body and mind links, relational focus, and creativity as key features of their practice. So do practitioners of Zen Buddhism. Leading qualitative researcher Valerie J. Janesick describes how qualitative inquiry can be informed and improved through an understanding of Zen principles. She calls for a contemplative qualitative inquiry that draws on the understandings of both East and West.

In Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry, she explains how key Zen principles of impermanence, non-self, and nirvana apply to qualitative research projects. Janesick advocates important Zen-based practices of meditation, journaling, and poetic thinking. Additionally, she presents Zen stories, meditation techniques, and writing exercises to improve research practice.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781611329551

Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 April 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc

Audience: Tertiary education

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Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 183

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About the Author

Valerie J. Janesick, Ph.D. (Michigan State University), is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of South Florida, Tampa, where she teaches courses in Qualitative Methods, Curriculum Theory and Inquiry, and Ethics. Her research and scholarly writing focus on the use of qualitative research methods in the arts and humanities; expanding narrative inquiry through the use of poetry, video, theater, and visual and performing arts; and integrating qualitative inquiry into the understanding of critical pedagogy in the classroom. She has written numerous articles and books about subjects in these areas, including Stretching Exercises for Qualitative Researchers (3rd ed., 2011, Sage Publications) and Oral History Methods for the Qualitative Researcher: Choreographing the Story (2010, Guilford Press). In her spare time Valerie is studying to become a yoga and meditation teacher.