Doing Your Qualitative Psychology Project

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

'Thanks to this new book, psychology students now have a trustworthy and practical guide that takes them through all stages of qualitative research with rich examples and different paradigmatic perspectives.'

Svend Brinkmann, Aalborg University, Denmark

'A well thought-out, accessible and engaging guide to conducting qualitative research projects. This is a must-read for any student beginning the qualitative journey.'

Abigail Locke, University of Huddersfield, UK

This book is for students who are embarking on a qualitative research project in psychology or a related discipline. While focusing mainly on undergraduate dissertations, this book will also be useful for postgraduate students. It takes you through planning a qualitative project, stage by stage, addressing key issues and concerns along the way. The focus throughout is on how to make your project excellent!

Packed full of examples from student projects to help you to put theory into practice, the book guides you through:

• designing your research

• ethical considerations

• collecting your data

• analysing your data

• writing your report or dissertation.

In addition, the book will help you with time management and working with your supervisor, as well as providing guidance on how you can use your project as the basis for publication or further study.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-03-22
Mått:170 x 242 x 17 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780857027450

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Mer om författaren

Cath Sullivan (CPsychol, SFHEA) is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Lancashire, UK. She has taught qualitative research methods and supported other lecturers in teaching qualitative methods for over twenty years. Cath is a former Chair of the HEA’s Special Interest Group on the Teaching of Qualitative Methods at Undergraduate Level and was on the committee of the Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society for 10 years. Her published work includes qualitative research papers and pieces about qualitative methodology. She is joint editor of Doing Your Qualitative Psychology Project (Sage, 2023).Stephen Gibson is Bicentennial Chair in Research Methods and Director of Doctoral Programmes in the School of Social Sciences, Heriot Watt University. He is a social psychologist with research interests in obedience and social influence, identity and citizenship, and representations of peace and conflict. In addition, he has been involved in numerous projects concerning the teaching of qualitative research methods. Between 2008 and 2011 he was chair of the TQRMUL group, and is co-editor (with Simon Mollan) of the volume Representations of Peace and Conflict (Palgrave, 2012).Sarah Riley is a Professor in Critical Health Psychology at Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand. Her award-winning, interdisciplinary research focuses on relationships between discourse, affect, technology, and materiality. Recent co-authored books include Technologies of Sexiness (OUP USA, 2014), Postfeminism and Health (Routledge, 2019), Postfeminism and Body Image (Routledge, 2022); and Digital Feeling (Palgrave, 2023); she chaired the British Psychology Society’s Qualitative Methods in Psychology section (2017-19), and teaches qualitative research methods.

Recensioner i media

Thanks to this new book, psychology students now have a trustworthy and practical guide that takes them through all stages of qualitative research with rich examples and different paradigmatic perspectivesSvend BrinkmannAalborg University, Denmark A well thought-out, accessible and engaging guide to conducting qualitative research projects. This is a must-read for any student beginning the qualitative journeyAbigail LockeUniversity of Huddersfield, UK

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction and Aims of the Book - Cath Sullivan, Stephen Gibson and Sarah RileyComing up with a Research Question - Kathryn KinmondPlanning and Ethics - Cath Sullivan and Sarah C.E RileyManaging the Project - Sarah C.E Riley and Nigel KingDoing a Literature Review - Michael ForresterCollecting Your Data - Siobhan Hugh-Jones and Stephen GibsonAnalysing Your Data - Stephen Gibson and Siobhan Hugh-JonesEvaluating Qualitative Research - Nollaig Frost and Kathryn KinmondWriting up a Qualitative Project - Sarah C.E RileyWhat Next? - Cath SullivanOverview and Conclusions: Be a Scholar - Stephen Gibson, Cath Sullivan and Sarah C.E Riley