Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology

Dennis Howitt was a Reader in Psychology at Loughborough University, chartered forensic psychologist and fellow of the British Psychological Society, with a specific interest in the study of mass communications and the application of psychology to social issues.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart 1. Background to qualitative methods in psychology What is qualitative research in psychology and was it really hidden?How qualitative methods developed in psychology: the qualitative revolutionPart 2 How to collect qualitative data Qualitative interviewingFocus groupsEthnography/participant observationPart 3 Qualitative data analysis How to transcribe recordings7 Thematic analysis8 Using grounded theory9 Social constructionist discourse analysis and discursive psychology10 Conversation analysis11 Foucauldian discourse analysis12 Phenomenology13 Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)14 Narrative analysisPart 4 Successful writing-up, ensuring quality and ethical clearance in qualitative research How to write a good qualitative reportEnsuring quality in your researchHow to obtain ethical clearance for qualitative researchInternet Mediated Qualitative ResearchExamples of qualitative report writing: learning to write good reports GlossaryReferencesIndex