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Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology equips students and researchers in psychology and the social sciences to carry out qualitative data analysis, focusing on four major methods (grounded theory, interpretative phenomenological analysis, discourse analysis and narrative analysis). Assuming no prior knowledge of qualitative research, chapters on the nature, assumptions and practicalities of each method are written by acknowledged experts. To help students and researchers make informed methodological choices about their own research the book addresses data collection and the writing up of research using each method, while providing a sustained comparison of the four methods, backed up with authoritative analyses using the different methods.
Introduction to Qualitative Psychological Research
Introduction to Qualitative Psychological Research
This chapter introduces the reader to some key issues in qualitative psychological research. It begins by reviewing the assumptions made by the standard ‘scientific method’ within psychology concerning how we can know and what we can know. These are contrasted with the assumptions that underpin different qualitative methods. This discussion includes an outline historical account of the development and use of qualitative research in psychology. Attention then ...
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