Note: Page numbers in bold indicate tables.
academic peer review process in autoethnography 13–14
African Americans: as fathers, experiences of 97–98; life skills sessions for 99; see also ethnography of young men of color
Amigas de la Comunidad 113, 124; see also community-based participatory research
analysis processes and autoethnography 4, 9, 14–15
Appalachia, characteristics of 66
Appalachian Community Cancer Network 65, 214
arts-based research: dialogue about 209–212; research poetry as form of 22; comics as form of 7–8
assisted living see Convoys of Care research
ATLAS.ti software: axial coding and 121; features of 137–138; Mac and PC versions of 223; memos and 202; Network view function 229–230; uses of 81, 88, 135, 191
autoethnography: academic peer review process in 13–14; analysis processes and 4, 9, 14–15; comparison and contrast in 10–11; crystallization and 7–8; data collection in 4–5; rhetoric as analysis in 11–12; role of literature in 5–7; writing 8–10
axial coding: of childcare transitions 137; of cohabitation transitions 146; in collaborative ethnography 106–107; in community-based participatory research 121–122; of Convoys of Care 167; of homelessness and sexual orientation 199–201
CAB (Community Advisory Board) 112
cancer patients, post-treatment perceptions among 64, 73–74, 75; see also feminist content analysis of interviews
CAQDAS (computer-assisted qualitative data Analysis) software: discussion of use of 226–227; features available in 224–226; with multiple team members 223–224; use and influence of 221–222
care convoys see Convoys of Care research
case synopses of interviews 70–71
CBPR see community-based participatory research
childcare transitions and instability see Three-City Study
codebooks 56, 103–104, 116–117, 120, 199, 222
coding: cancer treatment perceptions 67–72; childcare transitions 135–138; Convoys of Care 160–161, 166–167; DEPICT model and 116–117; family-level analysis and 177–181; immigrant housing conditions 117–123, 120, 121, 122; intercoder agreement 120–121, 122–123, 180–181; retaining authenticity during 103–109, 107; for thematic analysis 56–61; use of color in 82–85, 88, 183, 221; see also axial coding; open coding; selective coding
cohabitation transitions: data tables for 148–150, 150; lists for 151–152; open coding of 144–146; push-pull theory of migration and 148; sensitizing concepts and 144; study of 143; theoretical memos and other writing on 146–148, 147; writing as analysis and 150–151
collaborative approach: benefits of 61–62, 72; iterative process of analysis and 185–186, 187; to interviews and data analysis 52–55; management of 187; team meetings 159–160, 167, 172; training and 176; trust and 75; see also community-based participatory research; Convoys of Care research; ethnography of young men of color; feminist content analysis of interviews; phenomenological analysis; Three-City Study
comics, making to represent experience 7–8
Community Advisory Board (CAB) 112; see also community-based participatory research
community-based participatory research (CBPR): background and context of 113–114; data analysis for 115–123, 120, 121, 122; fieldnotes for 116; on housing conditions 114–115; overview 112, 113; reflections on 123–124
computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software see CAQDAS
concepts: ecological approach to 86–87; sensitizing 144
concrete research poetry 20
constant comparison method 197
content analysis see feminist content analysis of interviews
Convoys of Care research: data collection for 158; foundational analytic strategies for 159–165; model overview 157–158; reflections on 172; targeted analytic strategies for 165–167, 168–170, 171–172
coparenting, unmarried 143–144
core variable 108
crafting see Sananiq
crystallization and autoethnography 7–8
cultural competency 113
cultural humility 113
data collection: in autoethnography 4–5; concurrency of data analysis and 191–196; in Convoys of Care research 158; in ethnography of young men of color 99–101; interviews, analytical needs, and 193–195
data display: charts of data 181–184; designing 231–232; dialogue about 228–232; family genograms 68, 69–70; types of 228–229; timelines 130, 131–132; usefulness of 229–231; see also tables of data, creating
data storage 160
Dedoose software 104, 106, 224
diagraming relationships 171–172
dialogues: about arts-based research 209–212; about data display 228–232; about reflexivity 213–220; about software 221–227
diffraction 90
Diversity Matters 99
diversity of researchers, racial and gender 97–98, 104, 106–107
domain and componential analysis 199
“drive-by” research 98
ecological approach to knowledge making, concepts, and narratives 86–87
EndNote software 5
ethical issues in research poetry 28
ethnography: dialogic nature of 191; interviewing and 193–195; of Three-City Study 128–129; see also autoethnography; homelessness and sexual orientation
ethnography of young men of color: authenticity and data analyses in 102–109, 107; data collection and early analyses in 99–101; overview 98–99; reflections on 109
family-level research design 64, 130, 188; see also Work-Related Travel study
family survival in toxic environments see ethnography of young men of color
fathering narratives: ecological approach to 86–87; overview 80–81; phase 1 of data analysis of 81–85; phase 2 of data analysis of 85–86; as “relationality of parts” 93
feedback prior to publication 185–186
feminist content analysis of interviews: context of study 65; data analysis for 67–72; nature of data for 66–67; overview 64–65; reflections on 72, 75–76; review of literature and research questions for 66; theoretical perspective in 65
fieldnotes 116, 160, 164, 192–193, 193
found poetry 21; see also research poetry
gay youth see homelessness and sexual orientation
gerunds, for storytelling 12
graduate students, involving 69, 115, 159, 176, 223
grounded theory procedures: asking questions 152–153; constant comparison 197; content analysis and 67; flexibility of 143–144; foundational analytic strategies 159–165; inductive strategies 191; interviews 143; overview 142–143; in practice 158–159, 171–172; qualitative integrity in 108; reflection on 153–154; reviewers and 76; targeted analytic strategies 165–167, 168–170; see also axial coding; open coding; selective coding
holistic analysis 56
homelessness and sexual orientation: concurrency of data collection and analysis 191–196; data analysis methods and tools 197–202; overview 190; pathways to homelessness 190–191; reflections on 203
housing conditions of immigrants see community-based participatory research
IICCEE (immersion, creation, critical reflection, ethics, and engagement) process: creativity 24–26, 26, 27; critical reflection 27–28, 29; engagement 30; ethics 28; immersion 23–24, overview 20, 22
identifying social location 215–220
immigrants see community-based participatory research
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 114
implicit bias 112
Indigenous analytical approaches: overview 34, 45–46; Sananiq (crafting) 43–45; to sexual health research 34–35, 40–41; Unikkaaqatigiinniq (storytelling) 39–43
Indigenous knowledge theory 36–39
Indigenous peoples: empowerment of 38; as subjects of research 36
Inside Aged Care project 20–21
Institute for Society, Culture and Environment 65
integrative literature review 195–196
intercoder agreement 120–121, 122–123, 180–181
interviews: case synopses of 70–71; collaborative approach data analysis and 52–55; grounded theory and 143; life history 100–101, 102–103; Listening Guide method for 82–86; as responsive to analytical needs 193–195; see also coding; feminist content analysis of interviews; thematic analysis of interviews
intimate relationship research see phenomenological analysis; thematic analysis
junk drawer notes 7
knowledge: Indigenous knowledge theory 36–39; traditional and Indigenous 37
knowledge making practices 85
“Know Your Rights” immigration clinics 114
large-scale datasets: challenges and rewards of 139–140, 187; sample size and 134–135, 138–139
Latino population see community-based participatory research; homelessness and sexual orientation
life history interviews 100–101, 102–103
Listening Guide method: in phase 1 interview process 81–85; in phase 2 interview process 85–86; remaking of 80, 87–92
listening to oneself 6
literature reviews 66, 133, 195–196; see also integrative literature review; rapid literature review
longitudinal research 20–21; see also Three-City Study
material culture 6
memoing: about cohabitation transitions 146–148, 147; about Convoys of Care 163–165; about homelessness and sexual orientation 192, 193, 198, 202
men of color see ethnography of young men of color
metaphors: in autoethnography 5, 12; for disappearing 106; in Inuit culture 39, 43, 45; in research poetry 20, 22, 24–25, 27–28, 30–31
multi-tonal experience 175
narratives: conceptual 87, 92; ontological 87, 89; social, public, and cultural 87, 91–92; see also fathering narratives
nursing home poetry see research poetry
objectivity, scientific ideals of 61
open coding: of childcare transitions 136–137; of cohabitation transitions 144–146; in collaborative ethnography 104–106; in community-based participatory research 117–121; of homelessness and sexual orientation 197–199, 198
participant observation 99–100, 128
phenomenological analysis: co-interviewers for 52–53; comparison of interviews for 54; discussions after completion of interviews 53–55; drafting book based on 60–61; grounding study and selves for 51–52; overview 50–51; reflections on experience with 61–62; steps in 51; thematic analysis in 51, 56–61; transcription of data and review of transcripts for 55–56; use of data from interviews in 54–55
peer review, role in analysis 13, 14, 185–186, 211–212
Piliriqatigiinniq Partnership Community Health Research Model 38, 45
poetic inquiry: power of 21–23; process of 23–25, 27–28, 30
postmodern research approach 53, 57, 61
profiles: Convoys of Care study 162, 163; family 130–131, 131
rapid literature review 192, 200–201
reflexive reading of interview transcripts 82–83
relational fabric, Inuit 44–45
researchers: as analytical tools 154; disembodied researcher persona 5; diversity of 97–98, 104, 106–107; “outsider” positionality of 112–113, 124
research poetry: creative process in 24–25, 26, 27; criticality step in 27–28; data immersion step in 23–24; engagement step in 30; ethical issues in 28; evaluation of 28, 29; nursing home example 18–20; power of poetry and poetic inquiry 21–23; reflections on experience with 30–31; sharing 30; steps in creating 20
sacred ground, respecting 98
sample size, limitations on 134–135, 138–139
Sananiq (art of crafting) 34, 35–36, 43–46
selective coding: of childcare transitions 138; in collaborative ethnography 108–109; in community-based participatory research 122–123; of Convoys of Care 171; of homelessness and sexual orientation 201, 201–202
sexual health research, Indigenous analytical approaches to 34–35, 40–41
sexual orientation and housing stability see homelessness and sexual orientation
social, public, and cultural narratives 87, 91–92
social location: identifying 215–220; subject of study and 213–215
software: dialogue about 221–227; Dedoose 104, 106; EndNote 5; HyperRESEARCH 40–41; MAXQDA 176, 180; NVivo 11 145, 160–161, 229; SPSS 160; see also ATLAS.ti software
SPSS software 160
stillborn children, telling stories of 3–4, 5–6
storytelling 3–4, 5–6, 34, 35–36, 39–43, 45–46
subject matter, relationship to 213–215
summary documents: case synopses of 70–71; charts 181–184; face sheets 176–177; interview summaries 194, 195; spreadsheets 132–133, 139
tables of data, creating: about cohabitation transitions 148–150, 150; about Convoys of Care 166–167, 168–170; about homelessness and sexual orientation 196, 197, 200, 201; in Microsoft Word 228–229
teams, working with: competing viewpoints and 172; data analysis and management for 137, 160–162, 166–167; meetings 159–160, 165, 167; memoing and 163–165; racial and gender diversity and 97, 115; see also community-based participatory research; ethnography of young men of color; Work-Related Travel study
thematic analysis of interviews: about cancer experience 72, 73–74, 75; about cohabitation transitions 146, 147, 151–152; about housing conditions of immigrants 115, 122, 122–123; about intimate relationships 56–61, 60; Listening Guide method, original 82–86; Listening Guide method, remade 87–92; overview 51; Work-Related Travel study 184–185
Three-City Study: childcare stability and instability, types of 129; coding and finalizing analysis 135–138; ethnographic component of 128–129; familiarity with dataset 129–131; overview 128; reflections on 138–139; selection of sample for analysis in 134–135, 138–139; study aim formulation in 131–134, 134
traditional knowledge and Indigenous knowledge 37
transcription: of data and review of transcripts for phenomenological analysis 55–56; reflexive reading of interview transcripts 82–83
trust and collaboration 75
“Waltzing Matilda” (Weaver-Hightower) 3–4; see also autoethnography
warrior scholarship 36
weaving of stories throughout families 182–183
Welfare, Children, and Families study see Three-City Study
women, older, as cancer patients see feminist content analysis of interviews
words, choice of: in autoethnography 8, 11–12; in research poetry 20, 21–22, 23–25, 27–28, 30–31
work-related travel study: assessment of research question for 181–182; charts of data for 181–184; draft coding scheme for 178–181; early data analysis and face sheets for 176; initial coding in 177–178; overview 175–176; reflections on 187–188; revisions and publication of 185–186; thematic analysis for 184–185
writing: as analysis 150–151; autoethnography 8–10; see also fieldnotes; memoing