ABSTRACT
I have a diagram in my notes; there is a line=arrow=the researcher directed toward a bull’s eye=target=context. The perspective from the tip of the arrow prior to entering the field (the arrow lined up to the target from 100 yards away) looks differently than the target from the tip of the arrow immersed in the context. At some point, the arrow is removed from or falls out of the
context, and again, the perspective from the tip changes. As Joseph Heller’ s book title suggests, Something Happened. Qualitative researchers leave their mark not only in the context but also on any resulting documentation and discussions. Not only are they learning about a particular context, but they are also learning from and with it. Meaning is mobile, transitory and cumulative. (Meloy, 1994, p. 85)
Meaning is also the result of energy, emotion, and time expended. How do I conclude this second edition? What has it meant to me?
