Walking in Between: a Collaged Storytelling of Data Collection During the Pandemic

Abstract

Collage inquiry is an arts-based research approach that encourages researchers and participants to exercise nonlinear thinking. The purpose of this article is to present a collaged storytelling of my qualitative data collection experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the academic research cycle, data collection was most likely to be affected by the pandemic. Using my data collection digital footprints as primary materials, I reflected on my collage-making steps and the unexpected insights and learning emerged in the process. The collage-making process enriched my understanding of qualitative research and my scholarly identity as a responsible qualitative researcher.