⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: A. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ↂ EndNote. ☢️ Ethnography. ☝️ Weerakkody. ✊ Harvey (2009) Autoethnography. Research method using personal experience Autoethnography is a form of ethnographic research in which a researcher connects personal experiences to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings.[1][2][3][4] It is considered a form of qualitative and/or arts-based research.[1] Autoethnography has been used across various disciplines, including anthropology,[5] arts education, communication studies,[6] education,[5][7][8] educational administration, English literature, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, human resource development,[9] marketing, nursing, organizational behavior,[10] paramedicine, performance studies, physiotherapy, psychology,[11][12] social work,[13] sociology,[14] and theology and religious studies.
Definitions[edit] According to Adams et al., autoethnography Bochner and Ellis have also defined autoethnography as "an autobiographical genre of writing and research that displays multiple layers of consciousness, connecting the personal to the cultural.