Dialogical exemplars as communicative tools: Resituating knowledge from dialogical single case studies
Sophie Zadeh & Martina Cabra
| Abstract |
In this article, we develop the concept of ‘dialogical exemplars’ as
communicative tools for scholars who wish to ‘resituate knowledge’
from dialogical single case studies. Exemplars are typological
representatives that try to convey typicality in non-taxonomic
terms, yet in the existing literature, they are defined in terms of
their relationship to a population, class or sample. We suggest
instead that ‘dialogical exemplars’, as specific instances that
have the self-other at their core, can be used to convey the
‘wholeness’ of cases to various audiences. To support this
proposition, we draw upon two single case studies, built 30 years
apart, that are concerned with children’s daily lives and
experiences. Specifically, we develop a dialogue with and between
examples from each case of children's play, not only to make the
case for ‘dialogical exemplars’, but also to evidence the process
through which we arrived at this concept. We highlight that this
process is one that researchers often go through, but, rather
curiously, rarely document. In conclusion, we suggest that
‘resituating knowledge’ might be best thought of as several,
non-linear, stages in the process of dialogical research that
involve, and invite further dialogue. |
| Keywords |
Dialogical exemplars, dialogicality, generalisation, resituating knowledge, single case studies |
| Citation | Zadeh, S., & Cabra, M. (2019). Dialogical exemplars as communicative tools: Resituating knowledge from dialogical single case studies. Culture & Psychology, 1-12. |
| Type | Journal article (English) |
| Date of appearance | 21-11-2019 |
| Journal | Culture & Psychology |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1354067X198... |
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