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The five chapter objectives listed in this module are the same as those found in the opening page of Chapter 16 in the textbook. However, several learning objectives have been written and listed below to help you focus on specific material that is critical to your being able to demonstrate proficiency on the broader chapter objectives. In addition, multiple choice and essay/activity self-assessment items have been written for most of the learning objectives to help assess your knowledge of this material. You can access these items through the Multiple Choice and Essay/Activity modules.
| 1.1 | Define the term narrative research. |
| 1.2 | Identify the purpose of narrative research. |
| 1.3 | Discuss three reasons for the increased interest in narrative research in education. |
multiple choice questions for Objective 1
| 2.1 | Identify eight steps in the narrative research process. |
| 2.2 | Describe the nature of this process in general terms. |
| 2.3 | Explain the nature of the relationship between the researcher and participant in narrative research and identify three ways to enhance this relationship. |
multiple choice questions for Objective 2
| 3.1 | Provide several examples of the types of narrative research. |
| 3.2 | Identify the five characteristics used to categorize types of narrative research. |
multiple choice questions for Objective 3
| 4.1 | List six characteristics of narrative research. |
| 4.2 | Identify two sources of data in narrative research and discuss their influence on the process of collecting data. |
multiple choice questions for Objective 4
| 5.1 | Justify the need for empirical data in narrative research. |
| 5.2 | Identify six data collection techniques used in narrative research. |
| 5.3 | Differentiate the terms narrative analysis and analysis of narrative. |
| 5.4 | Define the term restorying, describe the four stages of this process, and identify an advantage of using this technique. |
| 5.5 | Define the term oral history and describe two ways by which oral histories can be developed. |
| 5.6 | Discuss how photos, memorabilia, and other personal artifacts can be useful data in narrative research. |
| 5.7 | Discuss the use of story telling as a method of collecting data and discuss an advantage of using it. |
| 5.8 | Explain the use of letter writing as a method of collecting data and discuss an advantage of using it. |
| 5.9 | Describe the use of autobiographical and biographical writing as a data collection method and discuss an advantage of using it. |
| 5.10 | Discuss the relationship between the data collected in a narrative research project and the actual narrative report. |
multiple choice questions for Objective 5
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