‘A thoughtful and comprehensive text that will serve to raise awareness among novice researchers as to the need for critical debate and reflection with regard to various aspects of the researcher experience’ - Qualitative Research Aimed at researchers across the disciplines, this book illustrates why and how researchers must consider their own place in the research act. Part One looks at the various populations and settings involved in research. Part Two considers ways in which the researcher experience can be processed, and the book concludes with a section on how the researcher experience can be reported.