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Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology

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  • Why use qualitative research in psychology?
  • How is qualitative research in psychology carried out?
  • What are the major debates and unresolved issues surrounding this form of research?
Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology is a vital resource for students new to qualitative psychology. It offers a clear introduction to the topic by taking six different approaches to qualitative methods and explaining when each one should be used, the procedures and techniques involved, and any limitations associated with such research.

Throughout the new edition, material has been re-organized and updated to reflect developments in the field, however Carla Willigs style of writing, popular with students and lecturers alike, remains unchanged. The book examines::

  • Reflexivity and ethics
  • The benefits of the different approaches and comparisons of them
  • Appropriate ways of writing up research
This edition contains more interactive exercises and tasks in order to help students understand what they are learning, as well as three qualitative research reports with annotations highlighting key issues for novice researchers.
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Open University Press
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9780335221158
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Publication date
2008
Issue number
2
Cover
paperback
Pages count
240
Dimensions (mm)
173 x 241
Weight (g)
412
  • List of boxes

    chapter one: From recipes to adventures

    How, and what, can we know?
    Positivism
    Empiricism
    Hypothetico-deductivism
    Critique of the ‘scientific method
    Feminist critique of established epistemologies
    Social constructionism
    Epistemology and methodology
    Qualitative research
    Overview of the book
    Three epistemological questions
    Further reading

    chapter two: Qualitative research design

    General principles of qualitative research design
    The research question
    Choosing the ‘right method
    Semi-structured interviewing
    Participant observation
    Diaries
    Focus groups
    Further reading

    chapter three: Grounded Theory

    Basic principles of Grounded Theory
    An example of Grounded Theory
    Versions of Grounded Theory
    Limitations of Grounded Theory as a method for psychological research
    Three epistemological questions
    Further reading

    chapter four: Phenomenological methods

    Phenomenology
    The phenomenological method
    Phenomenology and psychology
    Descriptive phenomenology
    Interpretative phenomenology
    Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
    Doing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
    Analysis of an individual case
    Worked example
    Integration of cases
    Interpretation
    Writing up
    An example of IPA
    Limitations of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
    Three epistemological questions
    Conclusion
    Further reading

    chapter five: Case studies

    Research methods for psychological case studies
    Types of design for case study research
    Procedural issues
    An example of case study research
    Limitations of case study research
    Three epistemological questions
    Conclusion
    Further reading

    chapter six: Discursive Psychology

    The ‘turn to language
    Discursive Psychology and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
    Discursive Psychology
    An example of discourse analysis
    Limitations of discursive psychology
    Three epistemological questions
    Further reading

    chapter seven: Foucauldian Discourse Analysis

    Selecting texts for analysis
    Procedural guidelines for the analysis of discourse
    An illustration of the application of the six stages to an interview extract
    Limitations of Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
    Three epistemological questions
    Key differences between Discursive Psychology and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
    Further reading

    chapter eight: Working with memories

    Narrative psychology
    Memory work
    Why memories?
    Data collection and analysis
    ‘Saying sorry: an example of data analysis in Memory Work
    Limitations of Memory Work
    Three epistemological questions
    Conclusion
    Further reading

    chapter nine: Quality in qualitative research

    What constitutes ‘good qualitative research?
    Epistemology and evaluation
    Evaluation of the methods introduced in this book
    Some caveats
    Opportunities and limitations in qualitative research
    A word about technology
    ‘What and ‘how
    Further reading

    Appendix one: What is understood by ‘dominance? An interpretation through memories

    Goran Petronic

    Reflexive preface
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Method
    Participants
    Procedure
    Analysis of memories
    Comparison of memories
    Discussion
    References

    Appendix two: A qualitative study of the occurrence of abuse in one heterosexual and in one lesbian relationship

    Kris dew Valour

    Reflexive preface
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Method
    Reflexivity
    Results
    Discussion
    References
    Appendix

    Appendix three:The emotional experience of looking at art : an observation in the National Gallery

    Karolina Mörnsjö

    Reflexive preface
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Method
    Setting
    Participants
    Ethical consideration
    The paintings
    Practical considerations
    Analysis
    Discussion
    References

    References
    Index

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