Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology
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Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology

About this book

The field of psychology has been characterized by an interesting schism in the area of research methods. The promotion of the scientific method and the emphasis on experimental methodology helped give psychology an identity as a hard science and legitimacy as a discipline. Yet from the beginning, observations of behavior formed the very basis of the field of psychology. Psychologists such as Freud and Piaget used observational qualitative methods to form their theories –which continue to be major cornerstones of contemporary psychology. Editors Mary Kopala and Lisa A. Suzuki have collected a series of essays that help to consider the philosophical foundations for conducting qualitative research in psychological settings, as well as illustrating the application of those methods. Broad-based and inclusive, Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology examines such topics as multicultural issues, supervision, program evaluation, teaching qualitative research, ethics, and therapeutic settings. Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology will be a crucial addition to the libraries of teachers and researchers interested in psychological research methods writ large, and especially to those interested in qualitative research methods.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. About This Text
  6. Section 1 - Foundational Issues in Qualitative Methods
  7. Part I - The Philosophical Foundations of Qualitative Methods in Psychology
  8. Chapter 1 - Qualitative Research: A Matter of Hermeneutics and the Sociology of Knowledge
  9. Chapter 2 - Locating the Qualitative Research Genre
  10. Chapter 3 - An Exploration of Quality in Qualitative Research: Are "Reliability" and "Validity" Relevant?
  11. Chapter 4 - The Role of the Qualitative Researcher
  12. Chapter 5 - Merging Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives in a Research Identity
  13. Part II - Practical Foundations for Conducting Qualitative Research
  14. Chapter 6 - Ethics in Qualitative Research
  15. Chapter 7 - The Internet and Qualitative Research: Opportunities and Constraints on Analysis of Cyberspace Discourse
  16. Chapter 8 - Teaching Qualitative Research in Psychology
  17. Chapter 9 - Designing Qualitative Research Reports for Publication
  18. Section 2 - Applying Qualitative Methods in Psychology
  19. Part III - Qualitative Research in a Cultural Context
  20. Chapter 10 - Exploring Multicultural Issues Using Qualitative Methods
  21. Chapter 11 - Qualitative Methods for an Outsider Looking In: Lesbian Women and Body Image
  22. Chapter 12 - Friendship Patterns Among Urban Adolescent Boys: A Qualitative Account
  23. Part IV - Qualitative Research in a Therapeutic Context
  24. Chapter 13 - Capturing the Process of Family Therapy as Social Meaning Construction
  25. Chapter 14 - Using a Qualitative Method to Study Clinical Supervision: What is Effective Clinical Supervision?
  26. Chapter 15 - Relationship-Based Change: A Feminist Qualitative Research Case
  27. Part V - Qualitative Methods in Action Research and Evaluation
  28. Chapter 16 - The use of Focus Groups within a Participatory Action Research Environment
  29. Chapter 17 - Qualitative Research in Program Evaluation
  30. Afterword
  31. Index
  32. About the Editors
  33. About the Contributors