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                                   Supporting students working at undergraduate level through to                          tive Resea    ReseaRch Methods 
                                   postgraduate research and beyond, this textbook serves as a practical 
                                   guide to qualitative research in psychology – as well as the use of different 
                                   combinations of research methods and how to carry these out.
                                   The text introduces four widely used qualitative approaches – grounded 
                                   theory, interpretative phenomenological analysis, discourse analysis                   R             in Psychology
                                   and narrative analysis – and then considers ways of combining the                      ch Methods
                                   approaches. Each chapter focuses on practical aspects of pluralistic study                           coMbining coRe aPPRoaches
                                   design and application, including participant recruitment, ethics, data 
                                   interpretation and writing up.  
                                                                      The contributors bring their personal 
                                      The book reflects the           insight into qualitative research 
                                      latest developments in          practice, covering key areas of 
                                                                      psychology, including: health,                       
                                      qualitative research and        social and criminal psychology,                     in Psychology
                                      includes several features       gender studies, psychotherapy 
                                      designed to illustrate the      and counselling psychology and 
                                      applications of these,          organizational psychology.
                                      including:
                                      > Clear chapter                 Nollaig Frost is Senior Lecturer in 
                                         introductions and            Psychology at Middlesex University, 
                                         summaries                    UK. She has taught qualitative 
                                                                      research to students at all levels and 
                                      > Descriptive case              has led the Pluralism in Qualitative 
                                         studies and                  Research (PQR) project since its 
                                         group projects               inception in 2006.
                                      > Reflections on                Contributors Amanda Holt, Pnina 
                                         practice                     Shinebourne, Sevasti-Melissa Nolas, 
                                      > Problem-based                 Cigdem Esin. 
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                                   Cover design by Adam Renvoize                                                                                                                                nollaig Frost
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                             Methods in Psychology
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                                          Qualitative 
                                          Research 
                                          Methods in 
                                          Psychology
                                          Combining Core 
                                          Approaches
                                          Nollaig Frost
                           Open University Press
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