Open Access
American Research Journal of English and Literature
ISSN (Online): 2378-9026
DOI: 10.46568/arjel
Measure the Story: Methodological Considerations
Associate Professor, Department of English, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Dr. Hongqin Zhao, “Measure the Story: Methodological Considerations”, American Research Journal of English
and Literature, Vol 9, no. 1, 2023, pp. 134-138.
Abstract
Story as an idea and instrument is prevailing in qualitative research. It is meanwhile the most problematic and challenged
apparatus due to its unsystematic accountability to validate research outcomes. It is often perceived to be more subjective
than objective in academic executions. This paper connects the instrument of story with its unseeingly related concept
of measure to build a theoretical perspective on the methodological considerations and applications. The method of
biographical narrative is used to illustrate the quality of data through a framework to decern the characteristics, e.g. the
temporary dimension for analyzing the process of changes and explanations of meanings; while the narrative of the lived
experience is perceived to be authentic when vigorously collected. Using such elements to measure story for research sees
the objective prominence and the quality of real records that produce both truthful and meaningful outcomes.
