Coming to Autoethnography: A Mental Health Nurse’s Experience

K Foster; Margaret McAllister; L O'Brien

doi:10.1177/160940690500400401

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Coming to Autoethnography: A Mental Health Nurse’s Experience

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Coming to Autoethnography: A Mental Health Nurse’s Experience

K Foster, Margaret McAllister and L O'Brien

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol.4(4), pp.1-15

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/160940690500400401

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Abstract

Philosophy

reflexivity

autoethnography

self as research tool

evocative writing

adult children of parents with a psychosis

In this article, the authors outline how a doctoral student came to use autoethnography within a narrative inquiry study exploring the experiences of being an adult child of a parent with a psychosis. Throughout the article, they discuss the researcher's experiences and identify techniques they found useful in preparing for the present research process. As a qualitative research method, autoethnography is useful for making connections between researcher and participant, deepening interpretive analysis of both common and differing experiences, and producing knowledge drawn from compassionate understanding and rigorous reflection.

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Title: Coming to Autoethnography: A Mental Health Nurse’s Experience
Authors: K Foster (Author) - Griffith University
Margaret McAllister (Author) - Griffith University
L O'Brien (Author) - Cumberland Hospital
Publication details: International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol.4(4), pp.1-15
Publisher: University of Alberta, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology
Date published: 2005
DOI: 10.1177/160940690500400401
ISSN: 1609-4069
Copyright note: Copyright © 2005 Foster et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This published version is reproduced in accordance with this policy.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449524602621
Output Type: Journal article

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