Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods

Jonathan A. Smith is Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck University of London, UK where he leads the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) research group. He has written many articles applying IPA to a range of areas in health, clinical and social psychology. He is co- author (with Paul Flowers and Michael Larkin) of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research (Sage, 2009). He also has a wider interest in qualitative psychology generally and has co-edited a number of books in the area.

• IntroductionConceptual foundations of qualitative psychologyInterpretative phenomenological analysisGrounded theoryNarrative psychologyConversation analysisDiscourse analysisThematic analysis: A Reflexive ApproachCooperative inquiry: An action research practiceFocus groupsChoosing your approachDemonstrating validity in qualitative psychology