Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods

Autorentext

Jonathan A. Smith is Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck University of London, UK where he leads the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) research group. He has written many articles applying IPA to a range of areas in health, clinical and social psychology. He is co- author (with Paul Flowers and Michael Larkin) of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research (Sage, 2009). He also has a wider interest in qualitative psychology generally and has co-edited a number of books in the area.

Klappentext

Comprehensive and practical guide to the main qualitative approaches in psychology, written by the inventors of each methodology.

Inhalt

Introduction
Conceptual foundations of qualitative psychology
Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Grounded theory
Narrative psychology
Conversation analysis
Discourse analysis
Thematic analysis
Cooperative inquiry: an action research practice
Focus groups
Choosing your approach
Demonstrating validity in qualitative psychology