Using fiction to reveal truth: challenges of using vignettes to understand participant experiences within qualitative research
dc.contributor.author | Rizvi, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-04T14:19:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-01-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | Vignettes are increasingly used within qualitative studies to research difficult topics, requiring ethical mindfulness and sensitivity from researchers. In this article, I examine the methodological issues of incorporating vignettes within qualitative research, specifically my research exploring South Asian maternal experiences of supporting their children with special education needs and disability (SEND). I present participants with seven vignettes concerning theroles of religion, culture, gender and immigrant history. By presenting the participants' responses, I explore the applicability of two ensuing methodological concerns: 1. Are authentic representations useful and straightforward measure of vignette's effectiveness? 2. Do reduced socially desired responses reflect the effectiveness of a vignette? I consider these questions in detail, as well as how addressing the first issue affected my commitment to the second issue. I conclude that vignettes can be a rich point of reference from which participants can exercise agency and actively construct their own understanding of the issues presented in the vignettes. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 20 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.17169/fqs-20.1.3101 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/39052 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Institut für Qualitative Forschung | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019. This version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dc.subject | vignettes | en_GB |
dc.subject | qualitative research | en_GB |
dc.subject | authenticity | en_GB |
dc.subject | marginalised communities | en_GB |
dc.subject | socially desired responses | en_GB |
dc.title | Using fiction to reveal truth: challenges of using vignettes to understand participant experiences within qualitative research | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-04T14:19:21Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1438-5627 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available from Institut für Qualitative Forschung via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Forum: Qualitative Social Research / Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2018-06-12 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-01-01 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-10-04T14:13:31Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-10-04T14:19:24Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |
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