Narrative inquiry

It is a qualitative research methodology that focuses on the human experience and seeks to understand how people perceive and order their lives.

It is aimed at understanding and making sense of the human experience

They represent the lived realities

They are part of the human sciences

Describes the process of collecting and analyzing the stories

Is useful for what they reveal the social life

Coding

Interview transcripts

Categorize codes

Configure stories

Coherence, structure & mechanics needed

Story reviewed by the participant

Organize data with “code words”

Assemble the final story

First

Create research question/s

Develop a rationale

Second

Interview list of questions

Select participants

Select them by diversity

Start literature review

Third

Keep good communication with participants

Be a good listener rather than speaker

Fourth

Conduct a pilot study

Check questions for the interview

Check techniques for the interview

Fifth

Transcribe first interview

Define corrrect/incorrect questions

Redesign questions