Overview

Can you combine qualitative and quantitative methods in psychology? What are the practical and theoretical issues involved? This volume looks in detail at the problems involved in attempting to reconcile qualitative and quantitative methods both within and across studies, and illustrates the theoretical issues with applied examples. Leading figures in their field look at all angles of the qualitative-quantitative debate and cover areas including health, education, social, clinical and economic psychology. This ground-breaking text will be essential reading for students and researchers wishing to combine methods, or for anyone who simply wants to get a better understanding of the debate.

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Author:   Zazie Todd ,  Brigitte Nerlich ,  Suzanne McKeown ,  David D. Clarke
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780415186506

ISBN 10:   0415186501
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   15 July 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Theoretical and Historiographical Foundations. Z. Todd, B. Nerlich, S. McKeown, Introduction. B. Nerlich, Coming Full (Hermeneutic) Circle: The Controversy about Psychological Methods. K. Henwood, Reinventing Validity: Reflections on Principles and Practices from Beyond the Quality-Quantity Debate. Part 2: Mixing It Up. R. Harre, D. Crystal, Discursive Analysis and the Interpretation of Statistics. D.D. Clarke, 'Structured Judgement Methods' -The Best of Both Worlds? P. Stenner, R. Stainton Rogers, Q Methodology and Qualiquantology: The Example of Discriminating between Emotions. Part 3: Examples of Mixed Method Research. S. Chilton, J. Covey, L. Hopkins, M. Jones-Lee, G. Loomes, N. Pidgeon, A. Robinson, A. Spencer, Valuing the 'Value' of Life: A Case of Constructed Preference? K. Vann, M. Cole, Method and Methodology in Interpretive Studies of Cognitive Life. Z. Todd, M. Lobeck, Integrating Survey and Focus Group Research: A Case-Study of Attitudes of English and German Language Learners. Part 4: Mixed Methods Within the Discipline. A. Miller, Educational Psychology or Difficult Pupil Behaviour: Qualitative, Quantitative or Mixed Methods? P. Nicholson, Taking Quality Seriously: The Case for Qualitative Feminist Psychology in the Context of Quantitative Clinical Research on Postnatal Depression. Z. Todd, B. Nerlich, Future Directions.

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