ABSTRACT In this article, we embraced poetic inquiry to evocatively represent the experiences of stay-at-home dads (SAHDs) with children in elementary schools. We argue that traditional qualitative research methods may not capture the emotionality inherent within SAHD research, and thus, produce new meaning and insight into a commonly studied topic. We crafted three found poems from interview transcripts derived from a larger study involving 14 stay-at-home fathers and their experiences, including interactions at their children’s schools. The poems are followed by analytical interpretations. Implications include emphasizing the representation of qualitative data, using poetic inquiry to investigate the affective domain of SAHDS, and using poetry research in assisting school employees to understand challenges faced by SAHDs.

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通过诗意的探究，令人回味地描绘了小学全职爸爸的经历

摘要 在这篇文章中，我们采用诗意的探究来唤起人们对全职爸爸 (SAHD) 与小学儿童的体验。我们认为，传统的定性研究方法可能无法捕捉到 SAHD 研究中固有的情感，因此会对一个普遍研究的主题产生新的意义和见解。我们从访谈记录中精心制作了三首诗，访谈记录来自一项更大的研究，涉及 14 位全职父亲及其经历，包括在孩子学校的互动。诗歌之后是分析性解释。含义包括强调定性数据的表示，使用诗歌探究来调查 SAHD 的情感领域，以及使用诗歌研究帮助学校员工了解 SAHD 面临的挑战。