A Narrative Inquiry in Search of My Home

Or is it because of our oblivion to the fact that we are significant as ordinary people? "Addressing the issues of complexity and cultural and human centredness in research" (Webster and Mertova 3), narrative inquiry has been applied to almost every discipline of the social sciences and hu...

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Published inCanadian literature no. 243; pp. 171 - 179
Main Author Wu, Botao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver Pacific Affairs. The University of British Columbia 01.01.2020
Subjects
Aesthetics
Allegory
Culture
Fate
Home environment
Literary devices
Literary translation
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Narratives
Native peoples
Publishing
Publishing industry
Short stories
Social sciences
Spirituality
Students
Websites
China
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Summary:Or is it because of our oblivion to the fact that we are significant as ordinary people? "Addressing the issues of complexity and cultural and human centredness in research" (Webster and Mertova 3), narrative inquiry has been applied to almost every discipline of the social sciences and humanities (Spector-Mersel 204, 205, 207). Given the limitations of traditional research methods for tackling issues such as "complexity, multiplicity of perspectives and human centredness" (Webster and Mertova 32), I would like to contribute to the diversification of academic research paradigms and the deeper understanding of human existence. [...]when they turned into frogs, the tadpoles found their mother. According to oral history, hundreds of years ago, my ancestors were forced to move from another province to my current village. When the deliverer came back to his house, he had already changed into a new suit of clothes and was sitting upright in the middle of the living room.
ISSN:0008-4360