Qualitative methods WF-PS-N-MJK
Introduction
1. Specificity of qualitative methods as compared with quantitative methods; varieties of qualitative methods; specificity of mixed methods; various applications of qualitative and mixed methods
2. Beyond positivism; multiple paradigms in qualitative research
3. Role of theory in qualitative research; grounded theory
4. What psychologist may learn from ethnographer, i.e. field work etc.; interdisciplinary inspirations and specificity of psychological qualitative research as compared with other social sciences
5. Ethics in qualitative research
Types of data or how to gather them
6. Biographic method
7. Interview in qualitative and mixed research
8. Participative and non-participative observation; focus group interview
9. Virtual ethnography; visual data
Analyzing data
10. Content analysis as quantitative and qualitative method
11. Phenomenological analysis
12. Semantic field analysis and other linguistic methods
13. Discourse analysis
Conclusion
14. Topics and methods – practice of projecting research with the use of qualitative and mixed research
15. Quality in qualitative research; evaluating qualitative and mixed research
(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
LO1 understands importance of qualitative methods in psychology and its specificity as compared with quantitative methods; understands the term “mixed methods” and their specificity
LO2 has knowledge on paradigms which inspire research with the use of qualitative and mixed methods
LO3 has knowledge concerning role of theory in various qualitative methods
LO4 has knowledge on chosen research projects realized with the use of qualitative or mixed methods
Skills:
LO5 can find possible use of qualitative and mixed methods in various research projects
LO6 can do qualitative analysis of data with the use of chosen theoretical categories and interpretative tools
Competence:
LO7 is open for the worlds of meanings of other people; is conscious that the openness to dialogue and listening skills are crucial in the process of diagnosis and in the research with the use of qualitative methods
LO8 can prepare the research plan with the use of qualitative or mixed methods, serving to solve a chosen social issue
ECTS [1ECTS = 30(25) h]
participation in the seminar meeting: 30 h
preparation to the seminar meeting (individual reading): 20 h
preparation to the seminar meeting (interpretative tasks): 10 h
Sum: 60 [60/30(25)=2]
number of ECTS: 2
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Bibliography
Basic readings:
Creswell, W.J. (2013). Projektowanie badań naukowych. Metody jakościowe, ilościowe i mieszane. Kraków: Wyd. UJ.
Jemielniak, D. (red.), (2012). Badania jakościowe. Podejścia i teorie. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Jemielniak, D. (red.), (2012). Badania jakościowe. Metody i narzędzia. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Silverman, D. (2010). Prowadzenie badań jakościowych. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Further readings:
Kvale, S. (2010). Prowadzenie wywiadów. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Levitt, H. M., Creswell, J. W., Josselson, R. Bamberg, M., Frost, D. M., Suárez-Orozco, C. (2018). Journal article reporting standards for qualitative, meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report. American Psychologist, 73 (1), s. 26-46.
Stemplewska-Żakowicz, K., Krejtz, K. (red.), (2009). Wywiad psychologiczny 1. Wywiad jako postępowanie badawcze. Warszawa: Pracownia Testów Psychologicznych.
Trzebiński, J. (red.) (2002). Narracja jako sposób rozumienia świata. Gdańsk: GWP.
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