Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis

Phenomenological Psychology, Grounded Theory, Discourse Analysis, Narrative Research, and Intuitive

Frederick J. Wertz, Kathy Charmaz, Linda M. McMullen, Ruthellen Josselson, Rosemarie Anderson, Emalinda McSpadden

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781609181420
• eBook ISBN: 9781609187446
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Research in Education
• Index: Psychology

This unique text provides a broad introduction to qualitative analysis together with concrete demonstrations and comparisons of five major approaches. Leading scholars apply their respective analytic lenses to a narrative account and interview featuring "Teresa," a young opera singer who experienced a career-changing illness. The resulting analyses vividly exemplify what each approach looks like in action. The researchers then probe the similarities and differences among their approaches; their distinctive purposes and strengths; the role, style, and subjectivity of the individual researcher; and the scientific and ethical complexities of conducting qualitative research. Also included are the research participant's responses to each analysis of her experience. A narrative account from another research participant, "Gail," can be used by readers to practice the kinds of analysis explored in the book.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction
• I. A STORY OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY
• II. FIVE APPROACHES TO QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
• III. PLURALISM, PARTICIPATION, AND UNITY IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
• Appendix
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Authors
• About the Publisher
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