Crafter, Sarah; De Abreu, Guida; Cline, Tony and O'Dell, Lindsay
Using the vignette methodology as a tool for exploring cultural
identity positions. In: European Association for Research on
Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Special Interest Group 21:
Learning and Teaching in Culturally Diverse Settings: Moving
through cultures of learning, 2-3 Sep 2010, Utrecht, The
Netherlands. Full text available as: In this paper we will
examine how the vignette methodology can aid understanding of
cultural identity. Vignettes are typically short stories about a
fictional character or fictional scenario appropriate to a
particular study. The story places the behaviour of the
character in a concrete context and allows the researcher to
explore participants? positions and perspectives on the issues
arising from the situation. We argue that within a framework of
cultural development theory and the dialogical self theory
(Hermans, 2001) identity positions can be explained in relation
to the sociocultural context. To do so we re