1. Introduction - Jonathan A. Smith
2. Conceptual foundations of qualitative psychology - Peter
Ashworth
3. Interpretative phenomenological analysis - Jonathan A. Smith and
Mike Osborn
4. Grounded theory - Kathy Charmaz
5. Narrative psychology - Michael Murray
6. Conversation analysis - Paul Drew
7. Discourse analysis - Carla Willig
8. Cooperative inquiry: an action research practice - Sarah Riley
and Peter Reason
9. Focus groups - Sue Wilkinson
10. Thematic analysis - Victoria Clarke, Virginia Braun, Nikki
Hayfield
11. Choosing your approach - Michael Larkin
12. Demonstrating validity in qualitative psychology - Lucy Yardley
Jonathan A. Smith is Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck University of London, UK where he leads the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) research group. He has written many articles applying IPA to a range of areas in health, clinical and social psychology. He is co- author (with Paul Flowers and Michael Larkin) of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research (Sage, 2009). He also has a wider interest in qualitative psychology generally and has co-edited a number of books in the area.
What a delight to have the 3rd edition of this important book!
Jonathan Smith makes available the wisdom of the most savvy
scholars in the field, and they in turn, succeed in communicating
with clarity and coherence. This is a vital contribution to the
classroom, and to the future of qualitative inquiry in
psychology.
*Kenneth J. Gergen, Senior Research Professor*
As psychological science matures as a discipline, and as its focus
and scope extends to address new issues and challenges for
understanding human behaviour, the need for reliable and robust
research methodologies increases. This third edition of Jonathan
Smith’s book ensures that the full range of qualitative methods are
readily accessible to all researchers. The great strength of this
edition lies, as it did in previous editions, in the systematic and
accessible approach to the different methods. That means that
researchers in psychology and related disciplines, from novices to
experienced academics, can quickly understand and deploy approaches
that are appropriate to answer specific research questions. Each
chapter clearly outlines the essential information on theory and
application. Moreover the addition of a chapter on choosing between
different methods adds to the ease with which the reader can steer
towards the right choice of method. No other qualitative methods
text achieves this balance between theory and application while
managing to maintain an impartial perspective on contrasting
approaches. This is, above all, a useful book. It should be on
every researcher’s shelf!
*Professor Patrick J Leman*
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