Reilly, Rosemary C. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-4488
(2013)
Found poems, member checking and crises of representation.
The Qualitative Report, 18
(30).
pp. 1-18.
ISSN 1052-0147
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Abstract
In order to establish veracity, qualitative researchers frequently rely on member checks to insure credibility by giving participants opportunities to correct errors, challenge interpretations and assess results; however, member checks are not without drawbacks. This paper describes an innovative approach to conducting member checks. Six members of a learning organization participated in two group interviews to examine the use of poetry as a method to promote individual and organizational learning. Several weeks later, participants received a copy of their transcripts and were asked to create a “found poem” to reflect their thoughts and feelings about using poetry as a learning tool. There was resonance between the interview themes produced by traditional open coding methods and those using participant-created found poems. However, the found poems added an emotional depth and connection that was missing from the traditional approach of coding qualitative data. This suggests that participant-created found poems can provide an agentic alternative to the usual method of member checking and also expand the notions of aesthetic approaches within qualitative research.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Applied Human Sciences Concordia University > Research Units > Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Authors: | Reilly, Rosemary C. |
| Journal or Publication: | The Qualitative Report |
| Date: | 15 April 2013 |
| Keywords: | Arts-Based Research, Found Poems, Member Checks, Trustworthiness, Crisis of Representation |
| ID Code: | 977078 |
| Deposited By: | Rosemary Reilly |
| Deposited On: | 16 Apr 2013 13:12 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2020 20:41 |
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| Additional Information: | Parts of this paper were presented at the Qualitative Research In Management and Organization Conference in Albuquerque, NM on April 7, 2010. |
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