1st Edition
Situating Qualitative Methods in Psychological Science
Series Editor’s Foreword
Brent D. Slife
Introduction: Situating Qualitative Methods in Psychological Science
Brian Schiff
Chapter 1: Some Historical Perspective on the Marginalization of Qualitative Methods Within Mainstream Scientific Psychology
James T. Lamiell
Chapter 2: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed? Should Philosophy Guide Method Choice?
Kathleen L. Slaney and Donna Tafreshi
Chapter 3: Qualitative Methods as Fundamental Tools: Autonomy and Integration in Mixed Methods Research
Frederick J. Wertz
Chapter 4: Qualitative Psychology and the New Pluralism
Kenneth J. Gergen
Chapter 5: Qualitative Methods Enhance Our Understanding and Treatment of People with Alzheimer’s Disease
Steven R. Sabat
Chapter 6: Understanding Psychology, Differently
Brian Schiff
Chapter 7: Qualitative Psychology’s Coming of Age: Are There Grounds for Hope?
Mark Freeman
Biography
Brian Schiff is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the American University of Paris and Director of the George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention. He is the author of A New Narrative for Psychology (2017), editor of Rereading Personal Narrative and Life Course (2014), and co-editor of Life and Narrative: The Risks and Responsibilities for Storying Experience (2017).
"There is an extended literature on qualitative methods, with much attention given to details and technicalities. But why is there a need for such approaches at all, whether they are called non-reductionist, holistic, or meaning-centered? Why do we need methods that are radically different from those used in traditional psychology? This book offers some fundamental answers to these questions. It takes a look at psychology as a whole: as the project of a comprehensive exploration of the human being in the world. And it reminds us of its still unfulfilled promises."
--Jens Brockmeier, The American University of Paris, France
"This compendium of work by distinguished scholars updates our view of psychological science to include the growing recognition of qualitative inquiry. These writers tackle the hard methodological questions and argue wisely for pluralism and integration as the future of psychology. It’s a must-read for researchers."
--Ruthellen Josselson, Fielding Graduate University, USA
