Open AccessPoetic Voice in the Research: A Social Sciences Exploration in Verse
Author(s) -
Jason D. DeHart
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4674
Subject(s) - poetry , argument (complex analysis) , qualitative research , presentation (obstetrics) , sociology , expression (computer science) , epistemology , psychology , pedagogy , literature , social science , computer science , art , philosophy , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , radiology , programming language
This article doubles down on the notion of poetry as a vehicle for expression in qualitative research. Following from the work of Cahnmann (2003), Stenhouse (2014), and Lahman et al. (2010), and drawing from additional inspiration including Clandinin and Connelly (2000) and Kuhn (2012), the author constructs the argument for poetic voice in research in the form of a series of poetic interplay with research concepts. The article makes the case that rich sources of data may be found in alternative representations of findings, and research questions and the people who are invited to research projects should influence researchers' choices and data collection and presentation.