Constructivist Approaches and Research Methods: A Practical Guide to Exploring Personal Meanings - Softcover

Pam Denicolo; Trevor Long; Kim Bradley-Cole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473930294 ISBN 13: 9781473930292

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

<span style="color: black;">This book provides a comprehensive overview of personal construct psychology (PCP) that will help researchers understand the why's, what's and how's of conducting a rigorous constructivist research project.</span>

<span style="color: black;">From the theoretical underpinnings of constructivist approaches to the practical values of these techniques, these three expert authors explain how to conduct interpretative, constructivist research from inception to completion. Key topics include:</span>

• <span style="color: black;">Understanding research philosophies and paradigms</span>
• <span style="color: black;">Constructing and exploring personal realities</span>
• <span style="color: black;">Establishing effective research procedures</span>
• <span style="color: black;">Evaluating grids, mapping, narrative and other research methods</span>
• <span style="color: black;">Managing the practicalities of fieldwork</span>
• <span style="color: black;">Analysing and presenting data</span>

<span style="color: black;">With activities and procedural examples from a wide range of disciplines woven throughout the text and two special chapters featuring in-depth case studies from a variety of constructivist researchers, this book helps readers grasp the tools, designs, and opportunities of interpretative research.</span>

<span style="color: black;">An essential companion for both researchers and practitioners looking to understand people s values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, or motivations!   </span>

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Working across a range of disciplines (Psychology, Health & Social Care and Pharmacy), Pam Denicolo, a Professor Emerita from the University of Reading,  a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and an Honorary Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has wide-ranging experience both of using a range of research approaches and methods and of teaching how to use them well to a broad range of students and professionals world-wide. She has served on executive boards and committees of national and international learned societies and organisations devoted to research and teaching. She continues to publish widely student support materials, books, and journal articles on research because she remains passionately committed to mentoring and coaching newer researchers and academics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1473930294
• ISBN 13: 9781473930292
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland