Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology [Paperback]

The authors analyze the observational methods which historically form the basis of the field of psychology. They go on to address topics such as: validity and reliability, training issues, ethics, and use of qualitative computer programmes. In the second part, issues related to the application of qualitative methods are considered, for example HIV//AIDS, feminist perspectives, vocational, and adolescent development.The authors analyze the observational methods which historically form the basis of the field of psychology. They go on to address topics such as: validity and reliability, training issues, ethics, and use of qualitative computer programmes. In the second part, issues related to the application of qualitative methods are considered, for example HIV//AIDS, feminist perspectives, vocational, and adolescent development.SECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES IN QUALITATIVE METHODS
PART ONE: THE PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF QUALITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Qualitative Research - David L Rennie
A Matter of Hermaneutics and the Sociology of Knowledge
Locating the Qualitative Research Genre - Lisa Tsoi Hoshmand
An Exploration of Quality in Qualitative Research - Elizabeth Merrick
Are `Reliability' and `Validity' Relevant?
The Role of the Qualitative Researcher - Daniel Sciarra
Merging Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives in a Research Identity - Joseph G Ponterotto and Ingrid Grieger
PART TWO: PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Ethics in Qualitative Research - Cori Cieurzo and Merle A Keitel
The Internet and Qualitative Research - Patricia O'Brien Libutti
Opportunities and Constraints on Analysis of Cyberspace Discourse
Teaching Qualitative Research in Psychology - Sally D Stabb
Designing Qualitative Research Reports for Publication - Constance T Fischer
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