Fostering Social Justice through Qualitative Inquiry: A Methodological Guide

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Now in its second edition, Fostering Social Justice through Qualitative Inquiry, addresses the methods of conducting qualitative research using a social justice paradigm. Qualitative researchers increasingly flock to social justice research to move beyond academic discourse and aid marginalized, oppressed, or less-powerful communities and groups.

The book addresses the differences that a social justice stance requires from the researcher, then discusses how major theories and qualitative methodologies are employed to create social justice in both the process and products of qualitative research. Snapshot theory chapters introduce the foundations of theories like feminism, critical race theory, queer theory, and many more. Robust methodological chapters cover grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography, participatory action research, and other key qualitative designs. Chapters are written by experts in the specific theory or methodology, and exemplars of the authors work illustrate this style of research in action.

New to this edition:

• Expanded attention to the theories most commonly associated with social justice research by authors who have put it to use

• Methodological chapters on autoethnography, collective memory work, digital methods and postqualitative inquiry

• Chapter Reflection Questions to help students and their supervisors/instructors apply what they’ve learned

• Recommended readings from each author with annotations to encourage additional exploration

This established textbook will be suitable for graduate students and scholars in qualitative inquiry in a range of disciplines, including Education and Gender and Sexuality, Communication, Leisure Studies, and across the social sciences.

Corey W. Johnson is a Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is a feminist, qualitative researcher, and scholar who focuses on power relations between dominant and non-dominant populations. Corey uses his research alongside teaching and service, engaging in advocacy, activism, civic-engagement, service-learning, and community partnerships, to create change and unique learning opportunities for individuals and institutions. He has also written the methodological text, Collective Memory Work: Learning with and from Others.

Diana C. Parry is a Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is a feminist scholar who engages in research that advocates that the personal is political while focusing on women’s health and leisure. Diana intentionally uses her research and service to advance a social justice agenda by advocating for a holistic understanding and conceptualization of health for women. She has also recently written Feminisms in Leisure Studies.