Introduces readers to ideal-type analysis, a method for forming typologies from qualitative data. The authors present the background to this approach, the steps required to conduct an ideal-type analysis, and guidance on writing up a study using this method.
Essentials of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis is a step-by-step guide to a research method designed to investigate people's lived experience and how they make sense of it in the context of their personal and social worlds. It is especially well suited to exploring experiences perceived as highly significant, such as major life and ......
Storytelling is central to human experience. Narrative analysis offers researchers a window into the way individuals make sense of their experiences and how their stories may be shaped by the cultural and societal categories they inhabit. This book is a step-by-step guide to the procedures of narrative analysis and offers a rich, extended case ......
This book is a step-by-step guide to conducting qualitative meta-analysis (QMA), a flexible and generic method that synthesizes the findings of several research studies investigating similar phenomena.
Essentials of Thematic Analysis describes the conceptual grounding and processes of thematic analysis - a highly flexible method that produces meaning-based patterns (themes) from qualitative datasets.
Managing Data, Writing Reports, and Publishing Results in the Social Sciences
This practical and easy-to-follow guide walks readers through often overlooked decision points in the research process. Drawing from his extensive experience as a teacher of research methods and a senior editorial advisor, and from well-established standards of practice - including the APA Ethics Code - Harris Cooper is the ideal mentor in this ......
Widely adopted as a textbook in graduate psychology courses, this innovative volume presents over 100 different perspectives on crucial and tricky ethical issues, including the duty to protect, multiple relationships, privacy, privileged communication, testifying as an expert witness, and practicing ethically within the boundaries of managed care.
Addresses the many quandaries encountered by mental health professionals who practice in the field of reproductive medicine. This book sets the standard for psychologists who work with donors and recipients of gametes and embryos, gestational surrogates, intended parents, and children conceived through assisted reproduction.
New and experienced psychotherapists alike can find themselves overwhelmed by an ethical quandary where there doesn't seem to be an easy solution. This book presents positive ethics as a means to overcome such ethical challenges. The positive approach focuses on not just avoiding negative consequences, but reaching the best possible outcomes for ......
