Transcript poetry is a
research method of
data collection
Data collection or data gathering is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established system, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes. Data collection is a research com ...
by which researchers use selected parts of transcripts and create poems that represent the original text in a new way. It is regarded as a
collaborative
Collaboration (from Latin ''com-'' "with" + ''laborare'' "to labor", "to work") is the process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. Collaboration is similar to cooperation. Most ...
approach to
qualitative research that promotes the inclusion of the participant in the method of
data collection
Data collection or data gathering is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established system, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes. Data collection is a research com ...
(Burdick, M., 2011). Qualitative researchers are beginning to recognize the value of using transcription poetry as a way of giving more "voice" to the research participants’ experiences (Bhattacharya, K., 2013). Its value is by creating a "snapshot" of the original
interview text using an art centred approach that makes for a more emotional impact statement to the reader. In her article, Burdick (2011) states, "These poems not only reveal critical insights and perspectives of our 2 participants, they also aim to convey intrinsic details of feelings, critical experiences, and/or epiphanies in their lived experiences."
History
In the early 1990s, sociologist, Laurel Richardson started incorporating poetry into the research method as a way of bringing more participant voice into the qualitative research method. Richardson took notice that the poetic method was not warmly embraced by the scientific community as it did not follow the already established norms and practices of
research methodology
In its most common sense, methodology is the study of research methods. However, the term can also refer to the methods themselves or to the philosophical discussion of associated background assumptions. A method is a structured procedure for bri ...
. However, Richardson saw that a change was occurring, "as these researchers begin to examine issues of culture, power, and authority in new ways (2011). In her article, Burdick (2011) wrote, "poetry offers something "profoundly different" to the world of
educational research. When using poetry, researchers must be willing to trust the process more than finding the right answer. Poetry is meant to focus on different questions and contribute a new
narrative to how knowledge is perceived and created."
Method
Transcript poetry is found between
fieldnotes
Fieldnotes refer to qualitative notes recorded by scientists or researchers in the course of field research, during or after their observation of a specific organism or phenomenon they are studying. The notes are intended to be read as evidence t ...
/texts and the final research report. Researchers work through the transcript texts and code them for themes, thereby condensing larger transcripts to poems that act as a synopsis for part of or the whole transcript. The researcher collaborates with the participant ensuring the message of the original transcript is intact (Ratković, S., 2014).
See also
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Narrative inquiry
References
* Balan, N. B. (2005). Multiple voices and methods: Listening to women who are in workplace transition. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 4(4), Article 5. Retrieved
atefrom https://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/4_4/pdf/balan.pdf
* Bhattacharya, K.. (2013). Voices, Silences, and Telling Secrets: The Role of Qualitative Methods in Arts-Based Research. International Review of Qualitative Research, 6(4), 604–627. http://doi.org/10.1525/irqr.2013.6.4.604
* Burdick, M. (2011). Researcher and teacher-participant found poetry: Collaboration in poetic transcription. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 12(SI 1.10). Retrieved
atefrom http://www.ijea.org/v12si1/.
* Ratković, S. (2014). Teachers Without Borders: Exploring Experiences, Transitions, and Identities of Refugee Women Teachers from Yugoslavia. Retrieved from http://dr.library.brocku.ca/bitstream/handle/10464/5243/Brock_Ratkovic_Snezana_2014.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
* {{cite journal , last1 = West , first1 = Kim , last2 = Bloomquist , first2 = Candace , year = 2015 , title = Poetic Re-presentations on Trust in Higher Education , journal = The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning , volume = 6 , issue = 2, page = 5 , doi = 10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2015.2.5 , citeseerx = 10.1.1.920.3110
* https://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/5_3/HTML/furman.html
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