Steps in conducting Narrative Research

Ary et al (2006:470-471):
1. Identify a phenomenon that addresses a problem
2. Select an individual from whom you can learn about the phenomenon
3. Collect stories from the individual that reflect personal experience
4. Transcribe the stories including the nuances noted by the researcher
5. Re-transcribe the stories
6. Analyze the stories: Look for elements of time, place, plot and scene
7. Build in past, present, and future; collect other field texts
8. Look for themes
9. Re-story or retell the story in chronological sequence, attending to
setting, characters, actions, problems and resolutions
10. Write a coherent story in collaboration with the participant about the
individual’s personal and social experiences
11. Validate the accuracy of the story with the individual
 Strengths and Weaknesses
No Strengths Weaknesses
The researcher is able to understand A researcher should have better
personal point of view comprehension
Applied in many fields of science Deeper source of material are
required
Applied when a researcher wants to Lack of respondents coverage
create an individual’s story
it is very useful in creating a series of a d. There might be manipulation
particular chronology report of the story
It has a deep study of a phenomena or -
experience