Qualitative Psychology: Introducing Radical Research

Author: Ian Parker

Publisher: Open University Press

Paperback:
ISBN 10: 0335213499
ISBN 13: 978-0335213498

Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 0335213502
ISBN 13: 978-0335213504

This practical guide introduces students to the latest theoretical approaches in ethnography, interviewing, narrative, discourse, and psychoanalysis and brings them not only up to date but also beyond the limits of mainstream psychological research methods.

Interwoven with conceptual issues and methodological frameworks are 44 sections outlining key issues in the development, application, and assessment of qualitative research methods. By reviewing key debates, students are able to explore the problems with particular qualitative methods taught in psychology today—and use better methods to practice their craft.