Bøker av Nollaig Frost

The book covers what it is to be a researcher, in that being a researcher is different to carrying out research. The book's aim is to inform and support researchers at all stages of their research practice to understand what of themselves is important to research and how recognition of personal characteristics, skills, motivations, and experiences can enhance both the quality of the research and its enjoyment. It does this by showing the techniques of research practice and discussing that these form only part of what is necessary for research to be good research, and that these aspects can be better understood and cultivated to aid becoming, and maintain being, a good researcher.The work highlights the value and importance of the person/people carrying out the research, showing that whilst there are tasks and systematic approaches that must be used, research quality is elevated and enhanced by understanding that it is not only what a researcher does, but who a researcher is that is just as important. The book will be multidisciplinary in its approach by demonstrating that this is the case whatever approach to research is employed. As such, the text will be useful to objective researchers seeking a neutral observational stance, subjective researchers regarding themself as central to, and often, an instrument of, the research, and to researchers who strive to be both subjective and objective, as in mixed methods research. By exploring characteristics, values and practices of researchers across different research approaches and in different settings, the book will consider researchers who are successful in their research and who enjoy doing it, researchers doing research as a requirement of their institution, and researchers who learn to love research against their expectations. Its emphasis throughout is on the person rather than the methods of research, with the aim of equipping readers to nurture and encourage the researcher within them. Each chapter takes as its focus an aspect of being a researcher and considers it first in general and then in more detail across different approaches. Each chapter will include reflections and insights from researchers in different fields gathered from interviews with them and salient points will be highlighted in and summarised with a Key Points section at the end of each chapter.

This second edition textbook provides invaluable guidance on carrying out qualitative research in psychology using methods both individually and in combination. Suitable for researchers at all stages of their development, the book provides a go-to resource for students who are just starting out, as well as for experienced qualitative researchers planning to carry out research pluralistically. Key features include:.A new chapter on Thematic Analysis.Updated chapters on four other widely used qualitative method - grounded theory, interpretative phenomenological analysis, discourse analysis and narrative analysis.Discussions of the theoretical foundations of qualitative methods employed singly and pluralistically.Consideration of ethical and quality issues pertinent to different methods when used separately and in conjunction.Inclusion of the use of visual and other non-textual data .Problem-based questions.Reflections on practice from experienced researchersThe book has been updated throughout to reflect current developments in, and research examples from, the full breadth of the discipline, including from health, social, counselling, and sports and exercise psychology. Studies carried out as part of both academic and professional practice are included, alongside discussion of ways in which researchers from both settings can work together effectively. "This book opens new horizons for innovation, and creates new avenues to explore the complexity of human experience."-Dr Amy Burton, Senior Lecturer in Qualitative Research Methods, Staffordshire University, UK"Frost invites advanced students to move from broad conceptual understandings towards a nuanced appreciation of the potential of qualitative methods in psychology."-Neil Cooper, Professor of Learning and Teaching in Psychology, University of East Anglia, UK"With a crystal clear writing style, Frost enriches our understanding of the practice and experience of doing pluralistic qualitative research - an invaluable contribution."-John McCarthy, Head of School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland"Frost has delivered a highly relevant, useful, and contemporary book that will be a prized guide on any qualitative journey."-Brett Smith, Director of Research, Department of Psychology, Durham University, UK"Nollaig Frost has been instrumental to the advancement of a pluralistic perspective in qualitative psychology. This keenly awaited second edition of her book does not disappoint."-Carla Willig, bestselling author of Introducing Qualitative Research in PsychologyNollaig Frost is Adjunct Professor at the School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland; Visiting Lecturer at City, University of London, UK; and Visiting Researcher at Middlesex University, UK. She teaches and supervises qualitative research to students at all levels and has led the Pluralism in Qualitative Research (PQR) project since its inception in 2006.

An indispensable guide to conducting research in the social sciences Looking beyond the traditional boundaries of quantitative and qualitative research, this is an illuminating and accessible guide to thinking about the role of the researcher - who they are, what they do, and how they shape their own practice.