... researchers to fashion “new tools for the purpose of decolonizing and Indigenous tools that can revitalize Indigenous knowledge” (p. 22). A quarter of a century later, this paper reflects on the powerful impact that Smith’s call to action has had upon recent generations of bright, politically active...

...Bruno De Oliveira Purpose How can people with lived experiences of marginalisation actively participate in contesting their marginalisation? This article aims to review the literature on PAR as a research approach. It will first describe what PAR means and consider this approach's particular...

... 06 2020 06 07 2020 06 07 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only University Research Teaching Crisis Outreach Although we have only just entered the third decade of the 21st century, it is plausible that 2020...

...Lorraine Ling Purpose In a time of the COVID-19, pandemic universities and researchers have been faced with unprecedented issues and challenges, and the purpose of this paper is to explore those challenges and issues. Design/methodology/approach In this article the role of universities...

...Robyn Elizabeth Glade-Wright Purpose The purpose of this paper is to promote narrative inquiry as a legitimate research approach for artists undertaking postgraduate research higher degrees. Design/methodology/approach This paper takes the form of a literature review describing practice-led...

...Dennis James Foster; Terrence Hays; Frances Alter Purpose This paper aims to assist researchers considering the benefits and constraints of re‐using previously collected data (sourced from media in the public domain) as the sample for a grounded theory qualitative research inquiry. Design...

...Frances Shaw Purpose This paper aims to explore the methodological and epistemological assumptions that have foregrounded the author's research into discursive activism in Australian feminist blogs, and a discussion of her research methods and why they were appropriate to this study. In particular...

...Nicola Yelland Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on what it means to be an academic in contemporary times and particularly how the value associated with being a researcher has changed in currency over time. Design/methodology/approach Based on Cavarerro's work about stories...

...Brenda Green Purpose Traditional academic discourse in qualitative studies is devoid of the subjective individual, and lacks the particulars of experience and the lifelikeness that evokes meaning when researchers address real‐life problems. This paper aims to explore the value and application...

...Mandy Wilson; Sherry Saggers; Helen Wildy Purpose This paper aims to illustrate how narrative research techniques can be employed to promote greater understanding of young people's experiences of progress in residential alcohol and other drug treatment. Design/methodology/approach Narrative...

...Darren Garvey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an account of the author's negotiation of a methodological and personal crisis that emerged in the course of his PhD research. It provides a description of the research project and how, in its implementation, questions emerged...

...Sharon Thomas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to promote narrative inquiry as a legitimate and rich research approach for academics undertaking postgraduate studies in higher education learning and teaching. Design/methodology/approach This paper is framed within a personal narrative...

...Jennifer Petschler Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore emerging issues related to conducting research of an ethnographic nature for a case study based within the school environment where the author is a teacher and faculty coordinator. Design/methodology/approach This research...

...Servet Çelik Purpose The purpose of this article is to underscore the issues of empathy in narrative inquiry, particularly in cases where the researcher shares numerous characteristics in common with the research population. The author explores the use of narrative as a qualitative research tool...

...Daniel Teghe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an example of how applied phronesis can be used as a methodological approach in social research. The example consists of an exploration of the discourse of productivism in elderly care policy in Australia. Design/methodology/approach...

...Jill Clark Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe and consider the use of diamond ranking activities as visual cues to elicit ideas, prompt reflection and promote discussion amongst pupils (aged 10‐13), teachers and other staff in two qualitative research studies. Design/methodology...

...Stella Coram Ethical practices in relation to indigenous research require that the researcher decolonise the research. This can be challenging when institutional guidelines are unclear but at the same time exacting in terms of the level of input required as a prerequisite for approval. This article...