Qualitative Research: An Introduction to Methods and Designs

Dissemination of Findings

Biography and life story research is scientifically and practically useful for dissemination. Scholars employ several formats to write a biography and life story research report, making this research methodology beneficial for multiple types of audiences. These formats include journal articles, books written as biographies for both the general reader and the scholar, and book chapters in theory and methods handbooks. This range allows for the general reader to gain insight into the psychology of lives, and for a professional to gain theoretical knowledge as well as some technical insight into the practice of therapy, healing, and liberation. Disseminated biography and life story findings are also useful as case materials ...