The emotional nature of qualitative research

By K. Gilbert. 2000

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Researching sensitive topics: qualitative research as emotion work (2009, background): “As researchers, we should see research not only as an intellectual exercise but also ‘as a process of exploration and discovery that is felt deeply’ (Gilbert, 2001a: 9).”
Theory and methodology in researching emotions in education (2007, background): “In education, although there have been discussions about the role of empathic approaches in research, the context of inquiry in which this is discussed has been primarily qualitative research and interactional settings (e.g. Gilbert, 2001; deMarrais & Tisdale, 2002).”
Open-Ended Interviews, Power, and Emotional Labor (2007, background): “…power dynamics in qualitative data collection will enhance the research process and enable the researcher to achieve greater verisimilitude (Arendell 1997; Blee 1998; Ellis 1999; Ellis and Flaherty 1992; Gilbert 2001; Gubrium and Holstein 2002; Kleinman and Copp 1993; Schwalbe and Wolkomir 2002).”
The emotional labour of gaining and maintaining access to the field (2015, background): “In line with Gilbert (2000) we argue that emotions are not simply responses to things happening, but also constitute the proactive mapping of the social situation.”