Mary Kopala & Lisa A. Suzuki 
Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology [PDF ebook] 

The field of psychology has been characterized by an interesting schism in the area of research methods. The promotion of the scientific method and the emphasis on experimental methodology helped give psychology an identity as a hard science and legitimacy as a discipline. Yet from the beginning, observations of behavior formed the very basis of the field of psychology. Psychologists such as Freud and Piaget used observational qualitative methods to form their theories –which continue to be major cornerstones of contemporary psychology. Editors Mary Kopala and Lisa A. Suzuki have collected a series of essays that help to consider the philosophical foundations for conducting qualitative research in psychological settings, as well as illustrating the application of those methods. Broad-based and inclusive, Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology examines such topics as multicultural issues, supervision, program evaluation, teaching qualitative research, ethics, and therapeutic settings. Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology will be a crucial addition to the libraries of teachers and researchers interested in psychological research methods writ large, and especially to those interested in qualitative research methods.

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SECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES IN QUALITATIVE METHODS

PART ONE: THE PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF QUALITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Qualitative Research – David L Rennie

A Matter of Hermaneutics and the Sociology of Knowledge

Locating the Qualitative Research Genre – Lisa Tsoi Hoshmand

An Exploration of Quality in Qualitative Research – Elizabeth Merrick

Are `Reliability′ and `Validity′ Relevant?

The Role of the Qualitative Researcher – Daniel Sciarra

Merging Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives in a Research Identity – Joseph G Ponterotto and Ingrid Grieger

PART TWO: PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Ethics in Qualitative Research – Cori Cieurzo and Merle A Keitel

The Internet and Qualitative Research – Patricia O′Brien Libutti

Opportunities and Constraints on Analysis of Cyberspace Discourse

Teaching Qualitative Research in Psychology – Sally D Stabb

Designing Qualitative Research Reports for Publication – Constance T Fischer

SECTION TWO: APPLYING QUALITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY

PART THREE: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN A CULTURAL CONTEXT

Exploring Mulitcultural Issues Using Qualitative Methods – Lisa A Suzuki et al

Qualitative Methods for an Outsider Looking In – Nancy Salkin Asher and Kenneth Chavinson Asher

Lesbian Women and Body Image

Friendship Patterns Among Urban Adolescent Boys – Niobe Way and Kerstin Pahl

A Qualitative Account

PART FOUR: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN A THERAPEUTIC CONTEXT

Capturing the Process of Family Therapy as Social Meaning Construction – Joy M Tanji

Using a Qualitative Method to Study Clinical Supervision – Virginia O′Brien and Mary Kopala

What is Effective Clinical Supervision?

Relationship-Based Change – Michelle Maher

PART FIVE: QUALITATIVE METHODS IN ACTION RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

The Use of Focus Groups Within a Participatory Action Research Environment – John O′Neill, Barbara B Small and John Strachan

Qualitative Research in Program Evaluation – Leo Goldman

Afterword – Mary Kopala and Lisa A Suzuki

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Lisa A. Suzuki Is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University.  She is co-editor with Dr. Joseph Ponterotto of the Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological and Educational Applications now in its third edition.  She is also co-editor of Qualitative Strategies for Ethnocultural Research with Drs. Nagata and Kohn-Wood.  Her main research interests have been in the areas of multicultural assessment and qualitative research methods.