Situating Narrative Inquiry did not draw me in as much. Though I thought they had some useful advice, the article was much more point blank and offered more definitions and straightforward terms than analytical thinking.
A recognition that capturing the particular and local rather than insisting on the development and validity of a “grand narrative” of a culture is a worthy goal (Geertz, 1983)
People tend to make such a big deal lately out of the culture that I feel like they have started to forget the individual. Especially in my teaching classes lately, we have been discussing respecting culture and multiculturalism repeatably. Though I wouldn't call this lesson useless, I definitely think it's overemphasized. As teachers, we shouldn't be so distracted by someone's culture, so why are we making it such a big deal? We should be able to look at the whole person no matter what and see what exactly it is that makes them a true individual. We put such a focus on these seemingly big things, but I think the little things, the particulars, the local, matter just as much if not more. These are the things that need to be recognized, so I definitely find this a "worthy goal."
Such a stance assumes that time is real and static rather than constructed or influenced by culture or individual human interaction (Slife, 1993).
Time is always moving. However, time is not influenced by a person, the person is influenced by time. So many people live their lives trying to race against the clock whether it is for sport or simply a part of their daily lives. They have to make the best of it and use time to their advantage. Time will always be there. Though it is constantly changing, this is still a static reality. No one can change or stop time. Individuals and cultures need to realize that they are still control over time in their own lives. No one can dictate for another what to do with it, but we all hope we make use of it. We are the influencing factor on time, not the other way around.
A turn toward acceptance of multiple ways of knowing the world is a turn toward establishing findings through authenticity, resonance, or trustworthiness (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000; Denzin & Lincoln, 1994).
This was probably my favorite quote throughout the selection. Everyone has a different view of the world. They feel differently about different subjects and different people, but this does not make their view wrong if you do not agree with it. This is that person’s absolute truth, their knowledge of the world based off their own experiences. Just because you cannot know their same world does not make it any less authentic or real. It is still real to them and understanding that can only make you a more researched and trustworthy person overall.
A recognition that capturing the particular and local rather than insisting on the development and validity of a “grand narrative” of a culture is a worthy goal (Geertz, 1983)
People tend to make such a big deal lately out of the culture that I feel like they have started to forget the individual. Especially in my teaching classes lately, we have been discussing respecting culture and multiculturalism repeatably. Though I wouldn't call this lesson useless, I definitely think it's overemphasized. As teachers, we shouldn't be so distracted by someone's culture, so why are we making it such a big deal? We should be able to look at the whole person no matter what and see what exactly it is that makes them a true individual. We put such a focus on these seemingly big things, but I think the little things, the particulars, the local, matter just as much if not more. These are the things that need to be recognized, so I definitely find this a "worthy goal."
Such a stance assumes that time is real and static rather than constructed or influenced by culture or individual human interaction (Slife, 1993).
Time is always moving. However, time is not influenced by a person, the person is influenced by time. So many people live their lives trying to race against the clock whether it is for sport or simply a part of their daily lives. They have to make the best of it and use time to their advantage. Time will always be there. Though it is constantly changing, this is still a static reality. No one can change or stop time. Individuals and cultures need to realize that they are still control over time in their own lives. No one can dictate for another what to do with it, but we all hope we make use of it. We are the influencing factor on time, not the other way around.
A turn toward acceptance of multiple ways of knowing the world is a turn toward establishing findings through authenticity, resonance, or trustworthiness (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000; Denzin & Lincoln, 1994).
This was probably my favorite quote throughout the selection. Everyone has a different view of the world. They feel differently about different subjects and different people, but this does not make their view wrong if you do not agree with it. This is that person’s absolute truth, their knowledge of the world based off their own experiences. Just because you cannot know their same world does not make it any less authentic or real. It is still real to them and understanding that can only make you a more researched and trustworthy person overall.
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