Now in its4th Edition, Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology by Dennis Howitt provides a comprehensive, practical and up to date coverage of the area. With a clear and straightforward style, the book introduces qualitative research from data collection to analysis. Examples of real research and practical guidance for each methodological approach are included throughout to equip the reader with an understanding of the process and the skills to be able to carry out their own research. There are also dedicated sections on ethics, quality and report writing. All of this is achieved while providing a thorough theoretical and historical context for the qualitative methods. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit TheeBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access yourdigitalebookproducts whilst you have yourBookshelf installed.
Contents vii Preface xiii Acknowledgements xvii Part 1 Background to qualitative methods in psychology 1 1 What is qualitative research in psychology and was it really hidden? 5 2 How qualitative methods developed in psychology: the qualitative revolution 28 Part 2 How to collect qualitative data 53 3 Qualitative interviewing 55 4 Focus groups 81 5 Ethnography/participant observation 100 Part 3 Qualitative data analysis 121 6 How to transcribe recordings 124 7 Thematic analysis 148 8 Using grounded theory 170 9 Social constructionist discourse analysis and discursive psychology 195 10 Conversation analysis 230 11 Foucauldian discourse analysis 256 12 Phenomenology 281 13 Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) 308 14 Narrative analysis 331 Part 4 Successful writing-up, ensuring quality and ethical clearance in qualitative research 353 15 How to write a good qualitative report 355 16 Ensuring quality in your research 383 17 How to obtain ethical clearance for qualitative research 404 18 Examples of qualitative report writing: learning to write good reports 431 Glossary 470 References 491 Index 515
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