Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Psychology and the Social Sciences

by Richardson, John T. E.

• ISBN13: 9781854332042
• ISBN10: 185433204X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Introducing qualitative research methods

Introduction

Psychology, qualitative methods and the ideas of science

Qualitative inquiry: perspectives, methods and psychology

Using qualitative research methods

Protocol analysis: theoretical background

Protocol analysis: practical implementation

Grounded theory: theoretical background

Grounded theory: practical implementation

Ethnography: theoretical background

Ethnography: practical implementation

Discourse analysis and constructionist approaches: theoretical background

Discourse analysis: practical implementation

Evaluating qualitative research methods

The relationship between qualitative and quantitative research

The use of the self in qualitative research

Evolving issues for qualitative psychology

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