Japanese Journal of Qualitative Psychology
Online ISSN : 2435-7065
Dialogical Autoethnography
Applying a New Method of Qualitative Research Through In-depth Conversation
Mariko Okishio Harada
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2013 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 157-175

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Autoethnography is a genre of qualitative research that reveals multiple layers of consciousness, connecting the personal to the cultural. This paper describes the use of dialogical autoethnography as a method and considers its usefulness and significance. Autoethnography is usually carried out by a researcher recalling the past and recording these recollections himself/herself. In this study, the author first narrated her life story to a co-researcher, focusing on her relationship with her sister who has a disability. The interpretation and analysis of the text was then carried out collaboratively with the co-researcher. Critics of traditional autoethnography have questioned the reliability of the data obtained using this method and the lack of objectiveness of the narrated story. They note its strong emphasis on the self-narrative rather than on analysis of data and argue that it obscures connections between the researcher and others. Dialogical autoethnography aims to respond to such criticisms and present new perspectives through the use of a co-researcher. The traits of the co-researcher and the relationship between the researcher and co-researcher are also discussed.
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