TY - JOUR
T1 - Methodologies à la carte : an examination of emerging qualitative methodolgies in social research
AU - Gwyther, Gabrielle
AU - Possamai-Inesedy, Alphia
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The growth and employment of non-traditional research methods have increased dramatically over the last few decades, especially within the USA and the UK. With the increase of globalisation of research these new methodologies are gaining use and credibility within the human disciplines in Australia. The following paper examines the new methodologies movement from an historical context, funding perspective and as part of the wider, morally oriented 'culture wars' that have been playing out on the main arena of Australian socio-political life over the past decade. In an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of some of the issues, challenges and benefits of these new methodologies the paper proceeds to examine some of the methods involved in arts-based social inquiry. It argues that regardless of the increased call to employ engaged and innovative research, the constraints of the Australian funding and political environment has resulted in the maintenance and dominance of traditional methodological approaches.
AB - The growth and employment of non-traditional research methods have increased dramatically over the last few decades, especially within the USA and the UK. With the increase of globalisation of research these new methodologies are gaining use and credibility within the human disciplines in Australia. The following paper examines the new methodologies movement from an historical context, funding perspective and as part of the wider, morally oriented 'culture wars' that have been playing out on the main arena of Australian socio-political life over the past decade. In an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of some of the issues, challenges and benefits of these new methodologies the paper proceeds to examine some of the methods involved in arts-based social inquiry. It argues that regardless of the increased call to employ engaged and innovative research, the constraints of the Australian funding and political environment has resulted in the maintenance and dominance of traditional methodological approaches.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/552102
U2 - 10.1080/13645570902727680
DO - 10.1080/13645570902727680
M3 - Article
SN - 1364-5579
VL - 12
SP - 99
EP - 115
JO - International Journal of Social Research Methodology
JF - International Journal of Social Research Methodology
IS - 2
ER -