This book introduces students to the use of qualitative research in psychology. This form of research is primarily concerned with meaning and the quality of experience, rather than statistical analysis of differences between groups of people. The book describes and illustrates six methods of qualitative research, and explores them in relation to theories of knowledge and understanding.
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Qualitative research in psychology is primarily concerned with meaning and the quality of experience, rather than statistical analysis of differences between groups of people. This book describes and illustrates six methods of qualitative research, and explores them in relation to theories of knowledge and understanding.
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List of boxes List of figures Acknowledgements From recipes to adventures Qualitative research design Grounded theory Interpretative phenomenology Case studies Discursive psychology Foucauldian discourse analysis Memory work Quality in qualitative research Appendices Examples of undergraduate research projects References Index.
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ISBN
9780335205356
Publisert
2001-08-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Open University Press
Vekt
468 gr
Høyde
239 mm
Bredde
169 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

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Biographical note

Carla Willig is a lecturer in psychology at City University, London. She has been teaching courses on qualitative methods in psychology for almost ten years. Her research and publications are concerned with the epistemology and application of discourse analytic work. She is editor of Applied Discourse Analysis, also published by Open University Press (1999).