TY - JOUR
T1 - The method of empathy-based stories
AU - Wallin, Anna
AU - Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka
AU - Eskola, Jari
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/10/20
Y1 - 2019/10/20
N2 - This paper focuses on the processes of the method of empathy-based stories (MEBS) and illustrates the ways in which MEBS facilitates storytelling and narration. In MEBS, the participants narrate stories based on the frames and prompts provided by the researcher, and two different versions of the frame story offer variations in the story elements. This variation enables the researcher to study how the stories change when one element is varied–an idea that imitates traditional experimental research. MEBS is well-suited for examining the informants’ perceptions, reasoning, expectations, and values regarding a specific phenomenon or experience. Additionally, MEBS enables researchers to map out a research area, because the stories might provide new and unexpected insights into the topic. In this paper, we present the history of MEBS, outline how to design and implement MEBS research, discuss the advantages and limitations of the method, and conclude by exploring some methodological possibilities.
AB - This paper focuses on the processes of the method of empathy-based stories (MEBS) and illustrates the ways in which MEBS facilitates storytelling and narration. In MEBS, the participants narrate stories based on the frames and prompts provided by the researcher, and two different versions of the frame story offer variations in the story elements. This variation enables the researcher to study how the stories change when one element is varied–an idea that imitates traditional experimental research. MEBS is well-suited for examining the informants’ perceptions, reasoning, expectations, and values regarding a specific phenomenon or experience. Additionally, MEBS enables researchers to map out a research area, because the stories might provide new and unexpected insights into the topic. In this paper, we present the history of MEBS, outline how to design and implement MEBS research, discuss the advantages and limitations of the method, and conclude by exploring some methodological possibilities.
KW - MEBS
KW - data collection method
KW - frame story
KW - future research
KW - narratives
KW - storytelling
KW - variation
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U2 - 10.1080/1743727X.2018.1533937
DO - 10.1080/1743727X.2018.1533937
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055525568
SN - 1743-727X
VL - 42
SP - 525
EP - 535
JO - International Journal of Research and Method in Education
JF - International Journal of Research and Method in Education
IS - 5
ER -