Narratives and storytelling in qualitative research
Date:
11/02/2026
Organised by:
Social Research Association
Presenter:
Dr Karen Lumsden
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Patricia Cornell
training@the-sra.org.uk
Venue: Online
Description:
This live online course explores the use of narratives and storytelling in qualitative research.
Narrative inquiry is a valuable investigative technique in qualitative research. Narrative inquiry and storytelling offer us a different way of knowing, of investigating the lived experiences of individuals, and of exploring subjectivity. Narrative knowledge is created and constructed through the stories of lived experience and sense-making, the meanings people afford to them, and therefore offers valuable insight into the complexity of human lives, cultures, and behaviours. It allows us to capture the rich data within stories, including for example shedding insight into feelings, beliefs, images and time. It also takes account of the relationship between individual experience and the wider social and cultural contexts. Crucially, it also involves collaborative inquiry and co-construction of meaning between participants and the researcher. Examples of narrative inquiry in qualitative research include for instance: stories, interviews, life histories, journals, photographs and other artefacts.
Cost:
£190 for SRA members, £245 for non-members.
Website and registration:
Region:
International
Keywords:
Frameworks for Research and Research Designs, Data Collection, Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination
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