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Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology by Dennis Howitt provides a comprehensive, practical and up to date coverage of the area. For the fourth edition, the text has been extensively revised for easier reading and comprehension. With a clear and straightforward style, the book introduces qualitative research from data collection to analysis. Examples of real research and practical guidance for each methodological approach are included throughout to equip the reader with an understanding of the process and the skills to be able to carry out their own research. There are also dedicated sections on ethics, quality and report writing. All of this is achieved while providing a thorough theoretical and historical context for the qualitative methods.

Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology: Putting Theory Into Practice

• Part 1 Background to qualitative methods in psychology
• 1 What is qualitative research in psychology and was it really hidden?
• 2 How qualitative methods developed in psychology: the qualitative revolution
• Part 2 How to collect qualitative data
• 3 Qualitative interviewing
• 4 Focus groups
• 5 Ethnography/participant observation
• Part 3 Qualitative data analysis
• 6 How to transcribe recordings
• 7 Thematic analysis
• 8 Using grounded theory
• 9 Social constructionist discourse analysis and discursive psychology
• 10 Conversation analysis
• 11 Foucauldian discourse analysis
• 12 Phenomenology
• 13 Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
• 14 Narrative analysis
• Part 4 Successful writing-up, ensuring quality and ethical clearance in qualitative research
• 15 How to write a good qualitative report
• 16 Ensuring quality in your research
• 17 How to obtain ethical clearance for qualitative research
• 18 Examples of qualitative report writing: learning to write good reports