Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences / edited by John T. E. Richardson.
Contributor(s): Richardson, John T. E
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BookPublisher: Leicester : BPS Books (The British Psychological Society), 1996 [2002]Copyright date: ©1996Description: ix, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 185433204X (paperback); 9781854332042 (paperback).Subject(s): Psychology -- Research | Social sciences -- ResearchDDC classification: 150.724 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 150.724 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00113345 | ||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book explains the principal qualitative methods and applies them to psychological problems. It is designed for use in psychology and also other branches of social science. The books main aim is to increase people's confidence to use qualitative methods in their own research.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.
Part I. Introducing qualitative research methods -- Psychology, qualitative methods and the ideas of science / Steve Woolgar -- Qualitative inquiry: perspectives, methods and psychology / Karen L. Henwood -- Part II. Using qualitative research methods. Protocol analysis: theoretical background /Ken Gilhooly and Caroline Green -- Protocol analysis: practical implementation / Caroline Green and Ken Gilhooly -- Grounded theory: theoretical background / Nick Pidgeon -- Grounded theory: practical implementation / Nick Pidgeon and Karen Henwood -- Ethnography: theoretical background / Christina Toren -- Ethnography: practical implementation / Janet Rachel -- Discourse analysis and constructionist approaches: theoretical background /Jonathan Potter -- Discourse analysis: practical implementation / Rosalind Gill -- Part III. Evaluating qualitative research methods -- The relationship between qualitative and quantitative research: paradigm loyalty versus methodological eclecticism / Martyn Hammersley -- The use of the self in qualitative research / Estelle King -- Evolving issues for qualitative psychology /Jonathan A. Smith.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I Introducing qualitative research methods
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Psychology, qualitative methods and the ideas of science
- 3 Qualitative inquiry: perspectives, methods and psychology
- Part II Using qualitative research methods
- 4 Protocol analysis: theoretical background
- 5 Protocol analysis: practical implementation
- 6 Grounded theory: theoretical background
- 7 Grounded theory: practical implementation
- 8 Ethnography: theoretical background
- 9 Ethnography: practical implementation
- 10 Discourse analysis and constructionist approaches: theoretical background
- 11 Discourse analysis: practical implementation
- Part III Evaluating qualitative research methods
- 12 The relationship between qualitative and quantitative research
- 13 The use of the self in qualitative research
- 14 Evolving issues for qualitative psychology
Author notes provided by Syndetics
The editor Professor John Richardson is Head of the Department of Human Sciences, Brunel University, UK, and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.The contributing authors come form a wide range of disciplines and were chosen for their expertise and direct experience of qualitative methods.