Modes of Thinking for Qualitative Data Analysis offers a creative and comparative account of the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of six prominent analytical movements used by interdisciplinary qualitative researchers: Categorical Thinking, Narrative Thinking, Dialectical Thinking, Poetic Thinking, Diffractive Thinking, and Decolonial Thinking.

Each "mode of thinking" engages in a particular process for analytical sense-making. Every chapter describes core characteristics of the focal analytical movement along with examples to illustrate what that approach might look like in practice. By presenting these analytical movements in the space of a single text, the author not only highlights their unique contributions to qualitative analysis, but also creates a structure from which to understand their strengths and challenges, as well as the kind of outcomes and realities each participates in shaping.

This book is a thought-provoking resource for experienced and novice interdisciplinary qualitative researchers seeking to deepen their understanding of the variety of ways qualitative analysis is, and could be, theorized and practiced.

About the Author

Melissa Freeman is Professor of Qualitative Research Methodologies in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at The University of Georgia, USA

Book Information
ISBN 9781032472386
Author Melissa Freeman
Format Paperback
Page Count 198
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g