Fostering Social Justice through Qualitative Inquiry: A Methodological Guide

Qualitative researchers increasingly flock to social justice research to move beyond academic discourse and aid marginalized communities and groups. This is the first textbook to address the methods of conducting qualitative research using a social justice paradigm. The book addresses the differences that a social justice stance requires from the researcher, then discusses how major qualitative methodologies are employed to create social justice in both the process and products of qualitative research. In this book<br>-chapters cover grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography, participatory action research, and other key qualitative designs;<br>-methods chapters are written by experts in that methodology;<br>-case studies illustrate show this style of research in action;<br>-material is tightly organized and edited for course use although there are multiple authors.

Corey W. Johnson is a Professor and Program Chair of the Qualitative Research Program in the Department of Leadership, Education Administration, and Policy at the University of Georgia. He teaches courses on social justice, gender and sexuality, qualitative data collection, ethnography, and philosophy of science. His scholarship focuses on the power relations between dominant and non-dominant populations in the cultural contexts of leisure. This examination provides important insight into both the privileging and discriminatory practices that occur in contemporary settings. In 2012 he received the UGA President’s MLK Jr. Achieving the Dream award for his efforts to make society more just. Diana C. Parry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, at the University of Waterloo. Utilizing a feminist lens, her research privileges women's standpoints and aims to create social change and enact social justice by challenging the medical model of scholarship. In particular, this research explores the personal and political links between women's leisure and women's health, broadly defined. Diana serves as Special Advisor to the President on Women’s and Gender Issues.