...Annie Straka Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of an innovative arts-based analysis process within the framework of portraiture methodology. The paper provides an example of how to incorporate multi-modal forms of analysis within the portraiture framework and offers...

.../methodology/approach At the heart of this research journey was Portraiture ( Lawrence-Lightfoot, 1983 ), which emerged early in the post-modern evolution of qualitative research. While exploring Portraiture, the author found researchers used this methodology in varying ways: application, appropriation...

... that facilitated a sense of engagement for first year preservice teachers is also discussed. Design/methodology/approach This research builds on the work of Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot’s use of “portraiture” to “capture the complexity and aesthetic of human experience” (Lawrence-Lightfoot & Hoffmann Davis...