When first-person inquiry is not enough
Action Research September 1, 2005 DOI: 10.1177/1476750305056000 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 3 |
| Population | Three individual inquirers examining their own white supremacist consciousness |
| Key findings | Argues that second-person inquiry supports and deepens first-person inquiry into emotionally laden identity issues, specifically white supremacist consciousness, by fostering critical humility and the inquirers' capacities to live in the inquiry, practice new behaviors and unlearn old ones, reflect-in-action, conceptualize new learning, and stay open to a range of emotional responses. |
Abstract
We explore the ways second-person inquiry supports, deepens, and enhances first-person inquiry when an emotionally laden identity issue is at stake. The identity issue from which we draw our argument is the impact of one's own white supremacist consciousness on oneself and others. Using detailed accounts of three individual inquirers' experience, we examine how secondperson inquiry provides support for the first-person inquirer's capacity for critical humility as well as the inquirers' abilities to: live in the inquiry, practice new behaviors and unlearn old ones, reflect-in-action, conceptualize new learning and stay open to a range of emotional responses.