| Abstrakt: |
As qualitative researchers, we often wrestle with the intricacies of ontological and epistemological frameworks, thecomplexities of collection and analysis methods, and the difficulties associated with the dissemination cycle. Positing directchallenges to the paradigms underlying the practice of our craft is something we do rather rarely, but it is something wemust do nonetheless in order to advance our field in a fundamental fashion. In this article, we argue for an expandedunderstanding of what constitute data, posit the need to shift away from examining the "found" world exclusively, and assertthat researchers not only create their reality, but their data as well. We illustrate our point by presenting our arguments inalternatively rhyming iambic pentameter, which-as poetry is itself intrinsically a creative enterprise--reflexively positionsboth our text and ourselves as data to be examined, analyzed, and understood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
