“Outing” the Researcher: The Provenance, Process, and Practice of Reflexivity

By L. Finlay. Qualitative Health Research, 2002

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Subfields: Education, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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Negotiating the coresearcher mandate – service users’ experiences of doing collaborative research on mental health (2012, methodology): “This program focused on hermeneutics and phenomenology as presented by Kvale and Brinkmann [18], and weight was given to the concept of reflexivity [17,20,22,23].”
Enriching qualitative research by engaging peer interviewers: a case study (2016, background): “…to their own biases and motives and to how they interact with those around them can help researchers to erode preconceptions of a group or phenomenon and conduct research that better represents their subjects’ experiences, thus increasing honesty and authenticity (Finlay, 2002; Tracy, 2010).”
Now I see it, now I don’t: researcher’s position and reflexivity in qualitative research (2015, background): “Like Finlay (2000) stated ‘I had to guard against assuming that my participants and I shared the same language … if I failed to do so, I might have missed the point’ (p. 537).”
A practical guide to reflexivity in qualitative research: AMEE Guide No. 149 (2022, background): “Qualitative methodologists have proposed various reflexivity typologies (Finlay 2002a; Walsh 2003; D’Cruz et al. 2005), though none have gained prominence within HPE or beyond.”
Critical Approach to Reflexivity in Grounded Theory (2014, background): “On the one hand, numerous authors review concerns regarding the dangers of excessive reflexivity (Chesney, 2001; Cutcliffe, 2003; Finlay, 2002; Hall & Callery, 2001; Pillow, 2003).”
Emotion, empathy and exit: reflections on doing ethnographic qualitative research on sensitive topics (2008, background): “The next three parts of the article will consider the constitutive effects of emotion and empathy work on the reflective practice (Finlay, 2002) of building rapport, gaining trust and on the blurring of boundaries compounded by the presence of the researcher in multiple guises – as volunteer, resear”
Understanding parental physical activity : meanings, habits, and social role influence (2010, positive): “The reflexive journal kept by the interviewer helped facilitate the interpretation of the interview material as well as helped the interviewer understand their potential influence in the interview process through the interactions experienced with participants (Ahern, 1999; Finlay, 2002).”
Bracketing in Research: A Typology (2004, background): “Reflexive bracketing demands the researcher to develop a “thoughtful, conscious self-awareness” (Finlay, 2002, p. 532).”
Choose Your Method: A Comparison of Phenomenology, Discourse Analysis, and Grounded Theory (2007, background): “In so doing, she uses her knowledge to situate the analysis so that the reader can weigh the evidence with an understanding of the analyst’s perspective in mind (Finlay, 2002).”
Picture This . . . Safety, Dignity, and Voice—Ethical Research With Children (2013, methodology): “Reflexivity is often used to demonstrate rigor in qualitative research (Finlay, 2002; Finlay & Gough, 2003; Jootun, McGhee, & Marland, 2009); however, reflexivity can be used as a tool to enact ethical research practice (Etherington, 2007; Guillemin & Gillam, 2004; Nutbrown, 2010) at every stage of…”