%0 Journal Article
%T Dialoguing with the silent researcher: Rethinking the role of the transcriptionist in qualitative research
%A Heather Hurst
%A Kathryn McCallum
%A Sara Tilles
%J Methodological Innovations
%@ 2059-7991
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2059799119863285
%X Even though transcription is a mainstay of qualitative research, transcription itself is rarely present in discussions of data collection or analysis. A meager body of literature exists that considers transcription as theory, but such literature tends to focus on the transcriptionist¡¯s choices. We have few empirical studies on transcription and the role of the transcriptionist. Drawing on frameworks of literacy as a sociocultural process and post-structural feminism, we investigate two cases that demonstrate how the transcriptionist can assume a generative role in research projects. Our data reveal how the transcriptionist shared interpretations, helped make methodological decisions, and was a reader who knew the full body of data. We argue for a reframing of our collective understanding of the transcriptionist and consider the benefits of, limitations to, and ethical issues in involving transcriptionists explicitly as co-researchers
%K Qualitative research
%K collaborative inquiry
%K transcription
%K practitioner inquiry
%K research relationships
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2059799119863285