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Essentials of Descriptive-Interpretive Qualitative Research

A Generic Approach
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The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to capturing phenomena not easily measured quantitatively, offering exciting, nimble opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data. This book offers a no-nonsense, step-by-step approach to qualitative research in psychology and related fields, presenting principles for using a generic approach to descriptive-interpretive qualitative research. Based on more than 50 years of combined experience doing qualitative research on psychotherapy, the authors offer an overarching framework of best research practices common to a wide range of approaches. About the Essentials of Qualitative Methods book series: Even for experienced researchers, selecting and correctly applying the right method can be challenging. In this groundbreaking series, leading experts in qualitative methods provide clear, crisp, and comprehensive descriptions of their approach, including its methodological integrity, and its benefits and limitations. Each book includes numerous examples to enable readers to quickly and thoroughly grasp how to leverage these valuable methods.
Series Foreword by Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox 1. Why a Generic Descriptive-Interpretive Approach to Qualitative Research? 2. Designing the Study 3. Data Collection 4. A Framework of Key Modes of Qualitative Data Analysis 5. Writing the Manuscript 6. Methodological Integrity 7. Summary and Conclusions Appendix. Example Studies References
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