Author:
Everett Michele C.,Barrett Margaret S.
Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is two‐fold: first, to provide a description and theoretical rationale for a methodological innovation used to explore relationships visitors form with a single museum over time; and second, to examine and critique the research outcomes in light of this approach.Design/methodology/approachTo probe individual relationships with a museum, in this narrative inquiry, a unique method of data generation was developed – a “guided tour” of the museum. The guided tour, led by participants, provided a context and purpose for rich conversations between researcher and participant and deepened the relational quality of the research.FindingsThe quality of the researcher‐participant relationship played a critical role in shaping understandings, gained through the research process, about the phenomenon under investigation and self.Research limitations/implicationsFindings from the study document that novel insights emerge when opportunities to strengthen the researcher‐participant relationship are built into the research design.Originality/valueThis paper illustrates the value of employing strategies that deepen the relational quality in narrative research.
Subject
General Social Sciences,Education
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