Doing Q Methodological Research: Theory, Method & Interpretation / Edition 1

Doing Q Methodological Research: Theory, Method & Interpretation / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
1849204152
ISBN-13:
9781849204156
Pub. Date:
04/04/2012
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
ISBN-10:
1849204152
ISBN-13:
9781849204156
Pub. Date:
04/04/2012
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Doing Q Methodological Research: Theory, Method & Interpretation / Edition 1

Doing Q Methodological Research: Theory, Method & Interpretation / Edition 1

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Overview

A thorough and intelligent intro to the theory and method of Q from big name authors in a market where there is little competition.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849204156
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication date: 04/04/2012
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 6.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Simon Watts is PGR Training Coordinator and Deputy Head of the Graduate School in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is responsible for organizing all the research, professional development, and advanced training programs for PGR students within the faculty and teaches extensively on these programs. He primarily publishes instructional papers in the area of research methodology/skills, is particularly well known for his work with Q methodology, and is lead author of the Sage publication ‘Doing Q methodological research: Theory, method, and interpretation’ (co-authored with Professor Paul Stenner at the Open University). Simon’s various book and journal publications have been cited in excess of 2000 times since 2012.

Paul Stenner is Professor of Social Psychology at The Open University, UK. He completed his Ph D at the University of Reading, UK, and has held posts at the University of Brighton, University College London, University of Bath, and the University of East London. He works with process approaches to psychosocial issues. He has published work in numerous fields including the emotions, human rights, quality of life, and active ageing. With Simon Watts, he is the author of Doing Q Methodological Research: Theory, Method and Interpretation (SAGE, 2012). He has published 25 peer-reviewed articles using, or about, Q methodology and numerous book chapters, including Q methodology (Stenner, Watts, & Worrell, 2017) and The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology, Second Edition (Willig & Stainton Rogers, Eds., 2017).

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THEORY
Introducing Q Methodology: The Inverted-Factor Technique
Theory and Q Methodology: From Stephenson to Constructionism
PART TWO: METHOD
Basic Design Issues: Research Questions and Q Sets
Doing the Fieldwork: Participants, Materials and Procedure
Understanding the Analytic Process (1): Factor Extraction
Understanding the Analytic Process (2): Factor Rotation and the Preparation of Factor Arrays
PART THREE: INTERPRETATION
Factor Interpretation
Writing and Publishing Q Methodological Papers
Appendices
General Instructions for Completing a Q Methodological Study
Conducting an Analysis Using PQ Method: A Step-by-step Guide (plus an explanation of the PQ Method output or .lis file
First Draft Crib Sheets (for study factors 2, 3, 4 and 5)
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