Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here Providing a complete introduction to qualitative methods in psychology, this textbook is ideal reading for anyone doing a research methods course in psychology that includes qualitative approaches or someone planning a practical project using qualitative methods. Not just another research methods book, Doing Qualitative Research in Psychology is more a 'how to do it' manual, linked with a specifically designed set of digitised video recordings, transcripts and online resources to make learning about qualitative methods as easy as possible. The primary resources are a set of online, publically available video-recorded interviews produced by the editor and contributors to support student learning. The text offers useful descriptions of how and why research questions are formulated and explains the importance of selecting appropriate methods for research investigations. Using examples from the specially produced data set, it describes four specific qualitative methods, outlining - in its very clear 'how to proceed' style - how each of these methods can form the basis of a qualitative methods laboratory class, practical or field study. As well as covering key topics such as ethics, literature reviews and interviewing, the book also describes precisely how research reports using qualitative methods are written up, in line with the appropriate conventions within psychology.
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A self-contained and complete guide to learning how to do qualitative studies in psychology.
Introduction: This Book and How to Use It - Michael A Forrester PART ONE: FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS Theory and Method in Qualitative Research - Cath Sullivan Conducting Literature Reviews - Rachel Shaw PART TWO: CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Approaches to Data Collection in Qualitative Research - Stephen Gibson and Sarah Riley The Interview in Qualitative Research - Siobhan Hugh-Jones Research Ethics in Qualitative Research - Nigel King PART THREE: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES Introducing the Data Set - Stephen Gibson QM1: Discourse Analysis - Sally Wiggins and Sarah Riley QM2: Grounded Theory - Alasdair Gordon-Finlayson QM3: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis - Rachel Shaw QM4: Conversation Analysis - Michael Forrester PART FOUR: WRITING UP Writing up the Qualitative Methods Research Report - Colm Crowley
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781847879110
Publisert
2010-03-15
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Ltd
Vekt
490 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Aldersnivå
05, 06, U, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
280

Biographical note

Michael A Forrester is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He is the author of The Development of Young Children's Social Cognitive Skills (1992).