Events in any story are not merely happening at the moment but rather consequences of something happening over time. Experiences grow from other event or things have a past, a present as it appears to us, and an experiences: “Any (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000, p. 29). Chronology, according to Creswell implied future” (2012), means that the researcher analyzes and writes about an individual life using “that a time sequence or chronology of (p. 508). When participants tell their stories, events” chronology and logical sequencing are usually missing. I approached continuity by establishing a chronological order of my life events, specifically epiphanies participants’ and pivotal moments that contributed to the advancement of their careers. When restorying, chronology and logical links among ideas and life events were established to maintain a causal flow of events to obtain a better understanding of their narratives. Situation Narrative inquiry situates personal story within the continuum of actual time and place, environment, conditions, or locale. Situation refers to about the “information context, time, and place within a physical setting, with boundaries and characters’ intentions, purposes, and different points of (Creswell, 2012, p. 511). As I sought views” understanding of my narratives, my retelling of their stories took into participants’ account the physical setting and specific circumstances that might have contributed to who and where they were in the past and are at the present and will be in the future. Thus, my experiences as male deans of nursing were reconstructed within participants’ the contexts that intersected both their personal and professional landscapes as well as the intersection of the personal with the social. Collecting and Analyzing Narrative Data
Events in any story are not merely happening at the moment but rather consequences of something happening over time. Experiences grow from other experiences: “Any event or things have a past, a present as it appears to us, and an implied future” (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000, p. 29). Chronology, according to Creswell (2012), means that “that the researcher analyzes and writes about an individual life using a time sequence or chronology of events” (p. 508). When participants tell their stories, chronology and logical sequencing are usually missing. I approached continuity by establishing a chronological order of my participants’ life events, specifically epiphanies and pivotal moments that contributed to the advancement of their careers. When restorying, chronology and logical links among ideas and life events were established to maintain a causal flow of events to obtain a better understanding of their narratives. Situation Narrative inquiry situates personal story within the continuum of actual time and place, environment, conditions, or locale. Situation refers to “information about the context, time, and place within a physical setting, with boundaries and characters’ intentions, purposes, and different points of views” (Creswell, 2012, p. 511). As I sought understanding of my participants’ narratives, my retelling of their stories took into account the physical setting and specific circumstances that might have contributed to who and where they were in the past and are at the present and will be in the future. Thus, my participants’ experiences as male deans of nursing were reconstructed within the contexts that intersected both their personal and professional landscapes as well as the intersection of the personal with the social. Collecting and Analyzing Narrative Data