Rethinking methods in psychology / edited by Jonathan A. Smith, Rom Harr ̌and Luk Van Langenhove.
Contributor(s): Smith, Jonathan A
| Harr,̌ Rom | Langenhove, Luk vanPublisher: London : Sage, 1995Description: viii,214p. : ill. ; 25cm001: 24905ISBN: 9780803977334Subject(s): Psychology -- Research -- Methodology | PsychometricsDDC classification: 150.72
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The recent widespread rejection of conventional theory and method has led to the evolution of different ways of gathering and analyzing data. This accessible textbook introduces key research methods that challenge psychology′s traditional preoccupation with `scientific′ experiments.
The book provides a well-structured guide to methods, containing a range of qualitative approaches (for example, semi-structured interviews, grounded theory, discourse analysis) alongside a reworking of quantitative methods to suit contemporary psychological research. A number of chapters are also explicitly concerned with research as a dynamic interactive process. The internationally respected contributors steer the reader through the main stag
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Part 1 Searching for Meanings
- Semi-Structured Interviewing and Qualitative Analysis
- Grounded Theory
- Life Story Research
- Part 2 Discourse as Topic
- Conversation Analysis
- Discourse Analysis
- Basic Principles of Transcription
- Part 3 Research as Dynamic Interaction
- Role Play
- Cooperative Inquiry
- Part 4 Using Numbers Differently
- Rethinking the Role of Quantitative Methods in Psychology
- Repertory Grids
- An Interactive, Case-Study Perspective
- Q Methodology
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