Overview

With a highly pragmatic, yet rigorous and pragmatically driven approach, this edited book explores demonstrates qualitative research with an applied approach. Using not only theory but real world setting, readers are introduced to the function and relevance of qualitative methods in psychological research. Exemplified through the contributions of various experts from across the different sub-disciplines of psychology, this text takes a versatile approach to explaining methods in research and covers a broad range of methods in a variety of settings. This book will appeal to those with an interest in qualitative methods across the spectrum of psychology and beyond. Offering an introduction to applied qualitative research in psychology with a distinctively applied approach, this title is apt for undergraduate psychology students taking modules in research methods, executing research-based projects or those undertaking Masters and taught doctoral level programs in psychology.

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Author:   Joanna Brooks (Qualitative Research in Organizations an, Huddersfield) ,  Nigel King (Department of Health and Human Science, Huddersfield)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781137359155

ISBN 10:   1137359153
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   26 April 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1: INTRODUCING APPLIED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY 1. Applying Qualitative Research in Psychology;Joanna Brooks and Nigel King 2. Approaches to Qualitative Psychology;Joanna Brooks and Nigel King 3. Carrying Out an Applied Qualitative Research Project;Nigel King and Joanna Brooks SECTION 2: REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF APPLIED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 4. Exploring Men’s Experiences of Diagnosis and Treatment for Prostate Cancer;Peter Branney, Clare Strickland, Frances Darby, Lisa White and Sunjay Jain 5. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Psychology in Organisational Research with Working Carers;Leah Tomkins 6. Participatory Methods in Research with Children: The Scripted Cartoons Narrative of Bullying (SCAN) Drawings Method;Helen Cowie and Dawn Jennifer 7. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Conjunction with the Think Aloud Technique to Examine Experience of Living with Disfiguring Conditions with a View to Developing Psychosocial Interventions;Andrew Thompson 8. Methods for Community Research, Action and Change;Michael Murray and Katie Wright-Bevans 9. Using Discourse Analysis in Social Psychology;Kirsty Budds, Abigail Locke and Viv Burr 10. Digging Deeper: Using Grounded Theory to Explore Meanings of Gardens and Gardening across the Lifespan;Harriet Gross and Vicky Alfrey 11. Understanding Disability, Physical Activity and Sport through Innovative Qualitative Methods: Mobile Interviewing, Autophotography and Creative Non fiction;Brett Smith and Anthony Papathomas 12. Exploring the Response to Diversity and Equality in English Prisons: An Appreciative Inquiry;Victoria Lavis, Charles Elliott and Malcolm Cowburn 13. Using Construct Elicitation and Laddering in the Education of Social Work Students: Exercises in Reflexive Practice;Viv Burr and Nigel King 14. The Pictor Technique: Exploring Experiences of Collaborative Working from the Perspectives of Generalist and Specialist Nurses;Nigel King, Joanna Brooks, Alison Bravington, Beth Hardy, Jane Melvin and David Wilde SECTION 3: ISSUES IN APPLYING QUALITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN REAL WORLD SETTINGS 15. Using Multiple Methods in Applied Qualitative Research;Rachel Shaw and David Hiles 16. Public Involvement in Qualitative Research;Delia Muir 17. Disseminating Qualitative Research: From Clarity of Writing to Collaborative Action;Flora Cornish and Sarah Honeywell

Reviews

This is an excellent book. It oozes quality! It's clear, accessible and covers a range of issues that are important for qualitative researchers. The research it showcases is first class, and the issue of applied psychology is a gap in the qualitative methods book market. * Dr Sarah Riley, Aberystwyth University, UK * Overall this is an excellent text. The topic areas covered are of interest and diverse enough to create a broad appeal. The applied nature of the text is engaging and will prove useful to students given the wide coverage of subjects and approaches. * Dr Leanne Etheridge, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK *

Author Information

Joanna Brooks is a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield with recognised expertise in qualitative research. She is known for her work on developing novel and inclusive approaches to research in applied settings – recently, a visual interview technique, Pictor, with Nigel King. She is author of numerous publications using and describing qualitative methods, including (with Nigel King) Template Analysis for Business and Management Students (Sage, 2016). Her primary research interests focus on health-related topics, especially in relation to networks of support. She is particularly interested in using participatory approaches in her work, and in exploring innovative and creative ways to support well-being in public health and community settings. Nigel King is Professor in Applied Psychology and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has a long-standing interest in the use of qualitative methods in real-world research. With a background in both organizational and health psychology, his research interests include profes¬sional identities and interprofessional relations in health and social care. He is author, with Christine Horrocks, of Interviews in Qualitative Research (Sage, 2010) and, with Neil Anderson, of Managing Innovation and Change: A Critical Guide for Organizations (Thomson Learning, 2002). Nigel is well-known for his work on Template Analysis and, more recently, the development of a visual interview technique known as ‘Pictor’.

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