She has pioneered an innovative social science method called portraiture, written eleven books, serves on. The portraits i have written over these years illustrate the wide range and scope of the method, even as each has deep autobiographical roots. Request pdf a critical appraisal of sara lawrencelightfoots portraiture as a method of educational research portraiture is a creative qualitative approach. Tolani lawrence lightfoot 2001 my interest in exploring the underlying nature of respect is motivated by more than personal memories. In this interview, sara lawrencelightfoot describes the genesis of the portraiture methodology and how it has developed over the past three decades. The methodology of portraiture, first articulated by sara lawrencelightfoot 1983 and later developed with jessica hoffman davis 2003. What parents and teachers can learn from each other. Using portraiture in educational leadership research taylor.
Portraiture is a method of social science inquiry distinctive in its blending of art and science, capturing the complexity, dynamics, and subtlety of human experience and organizational life. Sara lawrencelightfoot is an author, educator, researcher, and public intellectual. Culture in 1983, sara lawrencelightfoot introduced the research community to portraiture, a unique social science inquiry method that she developed. Portraiture is a method of social science inquiry distinctive in its blending of aesthetics and empiricism, capturing the complexity, dynamics, and subtlety of human experience and organizational life.
Lawrencelightfoot has pioneered portraiture, an approach to social science. Sara lawrencelightfoot pioneered this method using it to document the. The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is. An overview of portraiture by sara lawrence lightfoot from reflections on portraiture. Sara lawrence lightfoot has pioneered this method using it to document the culture of institutions, the life stories of individuals, stages of human. Unsubscribe from harvard graduate school of education. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. What parents and teachers can learn from each other duration. Download citation on feb 1, 2005, sara lawrence lightfoot and others published reflections on portraiture. Sara lawrencelightfoot, a sociologist, examines the culture of schools, the broad ecology of. Portraiture first came to prominence in the works of sara lawrencelightfoot, who used it to document the culture of schools, the life stories of individuals, and the relationships among families, communities, and schools.
Sara lawrencelightfoot born august 22, 1944 is an american sociologist who examines the. A critical appraisal of sara lawrencelightfoots portraiture as a. The art and science of portraiture sara lawrencelightfoot, jessica hoffmann davis on. Listen to sara lawrencelightfoot read an excerpt from portraiture. A dialogue between art and science find, read and cite all the research you need on.
Sara lawrencelightfoot harvard graduate school of education. Professor sara lawrence lightfoot go into portraiture. Hoffmann davis was to blend art and science together in the act of engaging in portraiture. Lawrence lightfoot, sara october, 2002 sara lawrence lightfoot on. This range includes portraits of institutions, concepts, relationships, developmental stages, processes, an archeology of human experience,and intimate portraits of individuals. The art and science of portraiture illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture. Using portraiture to identify why nurses stay in the health system. I am also drawn to the concept because it holds increasing importance for public and private life today. Sara lawrencelightfoot is a sociologist who examines the culture of schools, the patterns and structures of classroom life, socialization within families and. She has pioneered an innovative social science method called portraiture, written eleven books, serves on numerous professional and scholarly boards and committees, and has received 30 honorary degrees. Download ebook the art and science of portraiture pdf. Portraits of character and culture 1983, which received the 1984. As a portraitist, i am witness, archeologist, spider woman, storyteller, and mirrorprobingthrough art and science, empathy and discernmentthe layers and subtexts of human experience.
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