Title
Pinar, William F., "'Whole, Bright, Deep with Understanding': Issues in Qualitative Research and Autobiographical Method," Journal of Curriculum Studies , 13(July-September, 1981), 173-188. Reprinted pp. 134-153 in William F. Pinar, ed., Contemporary Curriculum Discourses . Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick, 1988. Reprinted pp. 608-623 in James R. Gress, ed., Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1988.
Annotation
Contrasts autobiographical method with ethnographic and aesthetic forms of qualitative research and sets forth its unique aspects.
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism, Ethnographic Inquiry, Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study
Single Study
Narrow Topic
Knowledge Generation, Qualitative Research, Comparisons Among Inquiry Modes, Self-Knowledge
Printing CIRS:
To print the citation, use CTRL-P for PC or ⌘ P for Mac