Doing Your Qualitative Psychology Project

′Thanks to this new book, psychology students now have a trustworthy and practical guide that takes them through all stages of qualitative research with rich examples and different paradigmatic perspectives.′ Svend Brinkmann, Aalborg University, Denmark ′A well thought-out, accessible and engaging guide to conducting qualitative research projects. This is a must-read for any student beginning the qualitative journey.′ Abigail Locke, University of Huddersfield, UK This book is for students who are embarking on a qualitative research project in psychology or a related discipline. While focusing mainly on undergraduate dissertations, this book will also be useful for postgraduate students. It takes you through planning a qualitative project, stage by stage, addressing key issues and concerns along the way. The focus throughout is on how to make your project excellent!   Packed full of examples from student projects to help you to put theory into practice, the book guides you through:   • designing your research • ethical considerations • collecting your data • analysing your data • writing your report or dissertation.   In addition, the book will help you with time management and working with your supervisor, as well as providing guidance on how you can use your project as the basis for publication or further study.

Table of Contents:
Introduction and Aims of the Book - Cath Sullivan, Stephen Gibson and Sarah Riley Coming up with a Research Question - Kathryn Kinmond Planning and Ethics - Cath Sullivan and Sarah C.E Riley Managing the Project - Sarah C.E Riley and Nigel King Doing a Literature Review - Michael Forrester Collecting Your Data - Siobhan Hugh-Jones and Stephen Gibson Analysing Your Data - Stephen Gibson and Siobhan Hugh-Jones Evaluating Qualitative Research - Nollaig Frost and Kathryn Kinmond Writing up a Qualitative Project - Sarah C.E Riley What Next? - Cath Sullivan Overview and Conclusions: Be a Scholar - Stephen Gibson, Cath Sullivan and Sarah C.E Riley

About the Author :
Cath Sullivan is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the University of Central Lancashire. Cath has been an actively involved in initiatives to support the teaching of qualitative research methods in psychology since 2005 and is a former Chair of the Higher Education Academy ‘Teaching Qualitative Psychology’ Special Interest Group. In addition to this work supporting and training psychology lecturers who teach qualitative methods, Cath has over 10 years’ experience of teaching qualitative methods to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her published articles and book chapters include empirical qualitative papers and pieces about qualitative methodology. She is co-editor of Doing Qualitative Research in Psychology (Sage, 2019). Stephen Gibson is Bicentennial Chair in Research Methods and Director of Doctoral Programmes in the School of Social Sciences, Heriot Watt University. He is a social psychologist with research interests in obedience and social influence, identity and citizenship, and representations of peace and conflict. In addition, he has been involved in numerous projects concerning the teaching of qualitative research methods. Between 2008 and 2011 he was chair of the TQRMUL group, and is co-editor (with Simon Mollan) of the volume Representations of Peace and Conflict (Palgrave, 2012). Sarah Riley is a Professor in Critical Health Psychology at Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand. Her award-winning, interdisciplinary research focuses on relationships between discourse, affect, technology, and materiality. Recent co-authored books include Technologies of Sexiness (OUP USA, 2014), Postfeminism and Health (Routledge, 2019), Postfeminism and Body Image (Routledge, 2022); and Digital Feeling (Palgrave, 2023); she chaired the British Psychology Society’s Qualitative Methods in Psychology section (2017-19), and teaches qualitative research methods.

Review :
Thanks to this new book, psychology students now have a trustworthy and practical guide that takes them through all stages of qualitative research with rich examples and different paradigmatic perspectives Svend Brinkmann Aalborg University, Denmark A well thought-out, accessible and engaging guide to conducting qualitative research projects. This is a must-read for any student beginning the qualitative journey Abigail Locke University of Huddersfield, UK "This is a well-edited, interesting, and intelligent guide for students in the social sciences. The book′s strengths include the effective way in which the contributors use flowcharts, inserts, and examples of students′ research; the consistently high quality of the writing; and the almost seamless integration across chapters." This book has many strengths. It provides a good overview of the theoretical background and key issues involved in doing a qualitative project, but more importantly there is a plethora of very useful, clearly written and accessible practical advice, as well as case studies... This is an essential book to read before embarking on one’s first qualitative project.