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Taylor & Francis Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry Practicing the Zen of Research 2015 Edition by Valerie J Janesick
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 the book, she-explains how key Zen principles of impermanence, non-self, and nirvana apply to qualitative research projects;-advocates important Zen-based practices of meditation, journaling, and poetic thinking;-presents Zen stories, meditation techniques, and writing exercises to improve research practice. Table of contents :- Preface Chapter 1: About Zen and Contemplative Inquiry * Introduction * About Koans and Sutras * Intuition, Creativity and Imagination * Zen Lessons * Meditation Lessons * Characteristics of Zen and Qualitative Research * Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry * How to Use this Book * Audience for the Book * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Chapter 2: Impermanence and Observation * Introduction * Observation and Impermanence * Writing up Observation Notes * The Observation and Writing Habit * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Chapter 3: Non-Self and Interviews * Introduction * Interviewing as a Creative Act * Interviewing and the Qualitative Researcher * Doing interviewing and Transcriptions * The Researcher Reflective Journal as Companion to the Interview * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Chapter 4: Interviewing as an Act of Compassion: Do No Harm * Ethics in Research and the Institutional Review Board, IRB * Lessons Learned as a Former IRB Member * Sample Ethical Issues * Approaching IRB's as an Innovation * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Chapter 5: Documents, Artifacts, and Images * Documents as Data Using a Zen Approach * Documents, Artifacts, and Photography to Augment the Story * Archives as a Contemplative Site * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Chapter 6: Nirvana and the Writing Up of Qualitative Research * Introduction * Writing as an Act of Joy and Mindfulness * Summary * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Chapter 7: Thinking Poetically * Introduction * Poetry, Zen, and Theory * What Is Found Data Poetry and Identity Poetry? * Poetry as Inquiry * The Transdisciplinary Potential of Poetry * Summary * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Chapter 8: Satori * Working towards Enlightenment * Making Sense of Contemplative Inquiry * Being Zen * Mindful Activities * Suggested Resources for Further Understanding Appendices Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Appendix B: Meditation Applications Appendix C: Example of a Guided Meditation Appendix D: A Sampler of Meditation Centers Appendix E: A Sampler of Poetry Blogs Appendix F: Digital Resources for Qualitative Researchers Appendix G: Basic Technology Tools and Trends for Qualitative Inquiry Appendix H: Sample Poems of Chinese Zen Poet Cold Mountain Appendix I: Example of a Mediation Journal Entry References Index About the Author