Table of Contents

Part 1: Four Life Stories: 1. Gerry O' Toole: A Design for Life 2. ' I'd never met a vegetarian, never mind a lesbian': Colleen's story 3. Research and Narrative and the Death Story of David Hope 4. 'Frank' Part 2: Doing Life Story Research 5. Approaching: Methodology in Life Story Research 6. Doing: Method in Life Story Research 7. Informing: Epistemology in Life Story Research Part 3: Making Sense of Life Stories 8. Frameworks: Analysis in Life Story Research 9. Findings: Four Analyses of Life Stories 10. Reflexivity: Reflections on Analyses Part 4: The Age of Biography: Personal and Political Considerations 11. Teaching: Craft and Ethics in Researching Life 12. A/Effecting: Audience and Effects in Researching Life Stories 13. Applying: Policy, Practice and Theory in Life Story Research

About the Author

Dan Goodley, Peter Clough and Michelle Moore are all based at the Inclusive Education and Equality Research Centre at the University of Sheffield's School of Education.
Rebecca Lawthorn is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University.