The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to capturing phenomena not easily measured quantitatively, offering exciting, nimble opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data.
In this volume, Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox describe consensual qualitative research (CQR), an inductive method characterized by open-ended interview questions, small samples, a reliance on words over numbers, the importance of context, an integration of multiple viewpoints (for example, the consensus of the research team and auditors), and a high emphasis on rigor and replicability.
CQR is especially well suited to research that requires rich descriptions of inner experiences, attitudes, and convictions, and is therefore widely used by psychotherapy researchers.
About the Essentials of Qualitative Methods book series: Even for experienced researcher
Table of Contents
Series Foreword, by Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox
1. Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Consensual Qualitative Research
2. Getting Started
3. Developing the Interview
4. Collecting the Data
5. Analyzing Data Within Cases
6. Analyzing Data Across Cases
7. Writing the Manuscript
8. Variations on CQR
9. Conclusions
Appendix A: Example Studies
References
