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Analyzing Talk in Qualitative Inquiry: Exploring Possibilities, Problems, and Tensions

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Smith, Brett, Sparkes, Andrew C.·2005·Quest
DOI 10.1080/00336297.2005.10491854
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This paper seeks to extend the analytical scope of qualitative inquiry and our understanding on the analysis of stories we elicit and collect in the domains of sport and physical activity. Painting with broad strokes, we consider fi ve ways in which narratives can be analyzed to incorporate the hows and the whats of their telling. These are an analysis of conversation, an analysis of discourse, an analysis of how narratives are performed, an analysis of content, and an analysis of structure. In all sections, various strengths and weaknesses of each approach are identifi ed and exemplars are provided. The paper closes by suggesting that researchers might consider using a variety of analyses in order to assist them to understand the complexities of the social world in different ways.

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  • By identifying and focusing on specific narrative types, the authors risk 'creating yet another general unifying view that subsumes the particularity of individual experience'.

    “A second potential limitation is that by identifying and focussing on specific narrative types we risk 'creating yet another general unifying view that subsumes the particularity of individual experience' (Smith & Sparkes, 2005b, p. 234).”

    From Abandoning The Performance Narrative: Two Women's Stories of Transition from Professional Sport (2009) · cites this paper as Smith & Sparkes, 2005b

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Authors
Smith, B., & Sparkes, A. C.
Affiliations
University of Exeter (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Quest
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2005-05
Volume
57
Issue
2
Pages
213-242
ISSN
  • 0033-6297 (ISSN-L)
  • 1543-2750
DOI
10.1080/00336297.2005.10491854
OpenAlex
W1992624835
Cited by
83
References
120
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 6
FWCI
22.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Quest (publishedVersion)
  • Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative research in health
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Keywords
narrative analysis, qualitative research, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, narrative performance, narrative structure, content analysis, sport, physical activity, storytelling

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