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Narrative Picturing: A New Strategy for Qualitative Data Collection

Department of Nursing Science at the University of Tromsø, Norway

Rolf Thorsen

Department of Nursing Science at the University of Tromsø, Norway

The use of qualitative research designs has been gaining rapid momentum and support across a variety of disciplines. Although methods of data collection and analysis vary within and between perspectives of each discipline, in one way or another, most rely on obtaining some kind of a narrative, as a means for gaining insight into phenomena. This article outlines a strategy that the authors have been developing and have found useful in narrative inquiry. Although as health care professionals they are primarily concerned with uncovering the realm of meanings that individuals create and draw on in health/illness transformations, they believe that the data generated from linking image formation to narrative expression can provide fruitful information. The aim here is to present the background, use, development, and basic steps of what the authors call "narrative picturing," as well as invite critique and stimulate further development.

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, 140-149 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/104973239700700108


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