Qualitative Research and Its Place in Psychological Science
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| Title: | Qualitative Research and Its Place in Psychological Science |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Madill, Anna, Gough, Brendan |
| Source: | Psychological Methods. Sep 2008 13(3):254-271. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Intended Audience: | Researchers |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Qualitative Research, Models, Psychology, Research Methodology, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, History, Statistical Analysis |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0013220 |
| ISSN: | 1082-989X |
| Abstract: | In discussing the place of diverse qualitative research within psychological science, the authors highlight the potential permeability of the quantitative-qualitative boundary and identify different ways of increasing communication between researchers specializing in different methods. Explicating diversity within qualitative research is facilitated, initially, through documenting the range of qualitative data collection and analytic methods available. The authors then consider the notion of paradigmatic frame and review debates on the current and future positioning of qualitative research within psychological science. In so doing, the authors argue that the different ways in which the concept of paradigm can be interpreted allow them to challenge the idea that diverse research paradigms are prima facie incommensurate. Further, reviewing the ways in which proponents of qualitative research are seeking to reconfigure the links between paradigms helps the authors to envisage how communication between research communities can be enhanced. This critical review allows the authors to systematize possible configurations for research practice in psychology on a continuum of paradigm integration and to specify associated criteria for judging intermethod coherence. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure, and 1 footnote.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 150 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ809945 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In discussing the place of diverse qualitative research within psychological science, the authors highlight the potential permeability of the quantitative-qualitative boundary and identify different ways of increasing communication between researchers specializing in different methods. Explicating diversity within qualitative research is facilitated, initially, through documenting the range of qualitative data collection and analytic methods available. The authors then consider the notion of paradigmatic frame and review debates on the current and future positioning of qualitative research within psychological science. In so doing, the authors argue that the different ways in which the concept of paradigm can be interpreted allow them to challenge the idea that diverse research paradigms are prima facie incommensurate. Further, reviewing the ways in which proponents of qualitative research are seeking to reconfigure the links between paradigms helps the authors to envisage how communication between research communities can be enhanced. This critical review allows the authors to systematize possible configurations for research practice in psychology on a continuum of paradigm integration and to specify associated criteria for judging intermethod coherence. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure, and 1 footnote.) |
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| ISSN: | 1082-989X |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0013220 |
