Applied Qualitative Research in Psychology

Nigel King author Joanna Brooks author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:26th Apr '17

Should be back in stock very soon

Applied Qualitative Research in Psychology cover

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.

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 *

ISBN: 9781137359124

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 498g

298 pages