Fostering Social Justice Through Qualitative Inquiry

Now in its second edition, Fostering Social Justice Through Qualitative Inquiry, addresses the methods of conducting qualitative research using a social justice paradigm. Qualitative researchers increasingly flock to social justice research to move beyond academic discourse and aid marginalized, oppressed, or less-powerful communities and groups. The book addresses the differences that a social justice stance requires from the researcher, then discusses how major theories and qualitative methodologies are employed to create social justice in both the process and products of qualitative research. Snapshot theory chapters introduce the foundations of theories like feminism, critical race theory, queer theory, and many more. Robust methodological chapters cover grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography, participatory action research, and other key qualitative designs. Chapters are written by experts in the specific theory or methodology, and exemplars of the authors work illustrate this style of research in actionNew to this edition:Expanded attention to the theories most commonly associated with social justice research by authors who have put it to useMethodological chapters on autoethnography, collective memory work, digital methods and postqualitative inquiryChapter Reflection Questions to help students and their supervisor/instructors apply what they've learnedRecommended readings from each author with annotations to encourage additional explorationThis established textbook will be suitable for graduate students and scholars in qualitative inquiry in a range of disciplines, including Education and Gender and Sexuality, Communication, Leisure Studies, and across the social sciences.