Narrative Inquiry

Introducing key ideas of narrative inquiry this is the first book to explore in depth the theoretical underpinnings of the methodology. The authors open up ways of thinking about people's experiences and their lives which are situated and shaped by cultural social familial institutional and linguistic narratives. The authors draw on a range of theorists creative nonfiction writers poets and essayists. The book is arranged into five parts covering a range of topics including: embodiment memory knowledge wonder imagination community responsibility and place. Each section ends with a methodological discussion of their work involving refugee families with young children from Syria.