We will update this page periodically with each edition to include resources and references made in the newsletters, including in-text citations and book references (both academic and professional). Starting with the 5th edition, all newsletters going forward will include a link for resources. The aim is to compile a list of resources relevant to the various topics explored in qualitative social science research methods.
Book Recommendations
Academic
The Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to Ethnography, by Michael H. Agar
Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach, by Joseph A. Maxwell
The Book Proposal Book, by Laura Portwood Stacer
The Academic Job Search Handbook, by Julie Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, and Rosanne Luric
Method Meets Art: Arts-based Research Practice, by Patricia Leavy
Reflexivity: The Essential Guide, by Tim May and Beth Perry
Professional and Personal Development
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and The Art of Living, by Ryan Holiday
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Building a Second Brain, by Tiago Forte
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life, by Jim Kwik
Feel Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You, by Ali Abdaal
Anti-Fragile, Things That Gain from Disorder, Nassim Nicholas Taleh
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, by Julia Cameron
References
5th Edition: Harnessing Creativity and Authenticity in the Qualitative Inquisition
Bailey, C., White, C., & Pain, R. (1999). Evaluating qualitative research: dealing with the tension between ‘science’ and ‘creativity’. Area, 31, 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1475-4762.1999.TB00182.X.
Balmer, A. (2021). Painting with data: Alternative aesthetics of qualitative research. The Sociological Review, 69, 1143 - 1161. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026121991787.
Deacon, S. (2000). Creativity within Qualitative Research on Families: New Ideas for Old Methods. The Qualitative Report, 4, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412984034.n5.
Janesick, V. (2001). Intuition and Creativity: A Pas de Deux for Qualitative Researchers. Qualitative Inquiry, 7, 531 - 540. https://doi.org/10.1177/107780040100700501.
Konecki, K. (2019). Creative Thinking in Qualitative Research and Analysis. Qualitative Sociology Review. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.15.3.01.
Long, H. (2014). An Empirical Review of Research Methodologies and Methods in Creativity Studies (2003–2012). Creativity Research Journal, 26, 427 - 438. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2014.961781.
Mason, J. (2006). Mixing methods in a qualitatively driven way. Qualitative Research, 6, 25 - 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794106058866.
Sacchetti, F. (2019). Creativity as a Methodological dimension of Social Research between Quantity and Quality. Revista Latinoamericana de Metodología de las Ciencias Sociales. https://doi.org/10.24215/18537863E049.
6th Edition: Reflexivity: A Tool for Self-Awareness in Qualitative Inquiry
Finlay, L. (2002). “Outing” the Researcher: The Provenance, Process, and Practice of Reflexivity. Qualitative Health Research, 12, 531 - 545. https://doi.org/10.1177/104973202129120052.
Holmes, A. (2020). Researcher Positionality - A Consideration of Its Influence and Place in Qualitative Research - A New Researcher Guide. Shanlax International Journal of Education. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v8i4.3232.
Lu, H., & Hodge, W. (2019). Toward multi-dimensional and developmental notion of researcher positionality. Qualitative Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-D-18-00029.
Olmos-Vega, F., Stalmeijer, R., Varpio, L., & Kahlke, R. (2022). A practical guide to reflexivity in qualitative research: AMEE Guide No. 149. Medical Teacher, 45, 241 - 251. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2022.2057287.
Piedra, L. (2023). Positionality—An analytical building block. Qualitative Social Work, 22, 611 - 618. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250231183294.
Pillow, W. (2003). Confession, catharsis, or cure? Rethinking the uses of reflexivity as methodological power in qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 16, 175 - 196. https://doi.org/10.1080/0951839032000060635.
Perry, B., & May, T. (2017). Reflexivity: The Essential Guide. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473983052.
7th Edition: Identity in Qualitative Research
Cassell, C. (2005). Creating the interviewer: identity work in the management research process. Qualitative Research, 5, 167 - 179. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794105050833.
Hong, J., & Francis, D. (2020). Unpacking complex phenomena through qualitative inquiry: The case of teacher identity research. Educational Psychologist, 55, 208 - 219. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2020.1783265.
Roger, K., Bone, T., Heinonen, T., Schwartz, K., Slater, J., & Thakrar, S. (2018). Exploring Identity: What We Do as Qualitative Researchers. The Qualitative Report, 23, 532-546.
Saldaña, R., Stewart, E., Lesley, M., & Beach, W. (2022). Perspectives on Cultivating a Qualitative Researcher's Identity. Methodological Innovations in Research and Academic Writing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8283-1.ch015.
