INITIAL STUDY
36 narratives were collected from people ranging in ages
from 18 to 65.
Authors of narratives are diverse in terms of ethnic,
cultural and socio-economic background, as well as in the degree
and nature of their involvement in formal education.
33 of the narratives were written by professionals and
3 of them were written by students.
Use of Sapsford & Jupps (1996) iterative methods
for analysis of unstructured data.
Further detail: see http://www.learndev.org.
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Ongoing effort, now also involving, Florida State University;
University of Northern Colorado; and UMass, Amherst.