Constructivist approaches and research methods : a practical guide to exploring personal meanings /
Denicolo, Pam
Constructivist approaches and research methods : a practical guide to exploring personal meanings / Pam Denicolo, Trevor Long, and Kim Bradley-Cole. - London : SAGE Publications, 2016. - xvi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index.
Part I: Making decisions based on philosophy, theory and project purpose -- Introduction and orientation to constructivist research -- Preamble -- What this book is about -- Who should read this book -- How this book can help you -- How to use this book -- Suggested further reading -- Understanding the nature of constructivist approaches -- Key points -- Introduction -- A constructed reality -- How does this fir with your worldview? -- Personal construct psychology -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Linking philosophy and theory to research purpose -- Key points -- Introduction -- The nature of phenomena -- Research philosophy and paradigm -- Methodology -- Suggested further reading -- Constructing personal realities -- Key points -- Introduction -- Origins and orientations -- Formal tenets and our interpretation in the field of research -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Part II: Practicalities of engaging in constructivist research -- Exploring personal realities -- Key points -- Introduction -- A conversational approach -- Working through a flexible but with more structure -- Remaining flexible but with more structure -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Setting the climate for effective research encounters -- Key points -- Introduction -- Earning and giving respect - the foundation for all constructivist research -- Ethics and good manners -- From first contact -- Rapport - and the key skill of listening -- Defining a purpose and negotiating a contract -- Language - putting jargon in its place -- Sensitive recording of data -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- An evaluation of a range of potential research techniques -- Key points -- Introduction: Adopting constructivist methods -- Conducting a repertory grid study -- Using mapping methods -- Using storytelling or narrative methods -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- An evaluation of a range of potential research designs -- Key points -- Introduction -- The process of planning -- General research designs and processes -- Processes that can be incorporated within designs -- Advantages and limitations - a balancing act -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Realities and praticalities in managing fieldwork -- Key points -- Introduction -- In the beginning -- Refining the focus -- What the topic really is -- Building relationships -- Engaging participants -- Collecting the data -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Data analysis, meaning interpretation and management/presentation issues -- Key points -- Introduction -- Repertory grid analysis -- Analysing elicited texts -- Managing the wealth of data -- Presenting your data -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Part III: How other have used PCP - sample research cases -- Cases using different designs -- Introduction -- Construing language assessment: the teacher as meaning-maker -- Using pictures of paintings as aids to communication with people who have learning disabilities -- Knowledge transfer of the idea of quality within General Motors from western Europe to Poland -- What really constitutes authentic leadership? Using the repertory grid to unearth and explore leaders' implicit beliefs and attributions -- Using critical incident charting for reflecting on experience -- Constructs of mental and physical durability in elite circus artists -- The impact of women's implicit beliefs about success on their experience of being a mother and being in paid employment -- Gender and leadership in the UK's armed forces -- A model for effective supervision from the student teachers' perspective: a social constructivist approach -- Personal work engagement, disengagement and meaningfulness -- 'Say what you see': using visual metaphors as part of personal development planning -- Diary-in-group method: a constructivist participative group technique -- Snakes and ladders LifeMapping: a process for visual data collection -- Using rivers of experience to explore people's relationships with nature -- Conclusion -- Constructive alternatives, psychic mirrors and narrative turns: reflections on a lifetime as a personal construct researcher -- Introduction -- Considering alternatives -- Centre for the study of Human Learning -- Leaving the fold: new landscapes -- Research communities: home and away -- Turbulence and transitions -- Transcending professional boundaries: towards a new research community -- Cods
This book provides a comprehensive overview of personal construct psychology (PCP) that will help researchers understand the why's, what's and how's of conducting a rigorous constructivist research project. From the theoretical underpinnings of constructivist approaches to the practical values of these techniques, these three expert authors explain how to conduct interpretative, constructivist research from inception to completion. Key topics include: Understanding research philosophies and paradigms. Constructing and exploring personal realities. Establishing effective research procedures. Evaluating grids, mapping, narrative and other research methods. Managing the practicalities of fieldwork. Analysing and presenting data With activities and procedural examples from a wide range of disciplines woven throughout the text and two special chapters featuring in-depth case studies from a variety of constructivist researchers, this book helps readers grasp the tools, designs, and opportunities of interpretative research. An essential companion for both researchers and practitioners looking to understand people's values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, or motivations!
9781473930308
Institutional Fund
Personal construct theory--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
Constructivist approaches and research methods : a practical guide to exploring personal meanings / Pam Denicolo, Trevor Long, and Kim Bradley-Cole. - London : SAGE Publications, 2016. - xvi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index.
Part I: Making decisions based on philosophy, theory and project purpose -- Introduction and orientation to constructivist research -- Preamble -- What this book is about -- Who should read this book -- How this book can help you -- How to use this book -- Suggested further reading -- Understanding the nature of constructivist approaches -- Key points -- Introduction -- A constructed reality -- How does this fir with your worldview? -- Personal construct psychology -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Linking philosophy and theory to research purpose -- Key points -- Introduction -- The nature of phenomena -- Research philosophy and paradigm -- Methodology -- Suggested further reading -- Constructing personal realities -- Key points -- Introduction -- Origins and orientations -- Formal tenets and our interpretation in the field of research -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Part II: Practicalities of engaging in constructivist research -- Exploring personal realities -- Key points -- Introduction -- A conversational approach -- Working through a flexible but with more structure -- Remaining flexible but with more structure -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Setting the climate for effective research encounters -- Key points -- Introduction -- Earning and giving respect - the foundation for all constructivist research -- Ethics and good manners -- From first contact -- Rapport - and the key skill of listening -- Defining a purpose and negotiating a contract -- Language - putting jargon in its place -- Sensitive recording of data -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- An evaluation of a range of potential research techniques -- Key points -- Introduction: Adopting constructivist methods -- Conducting a repertory grid study -- Using mapping methods -- Using storytelling or narrative methods -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- An evaluation of a range of potential research designs -- Key points -- Introduction -- The process of planning -- General research designs and processes -- Processes that can be incorporated within designs -- Advantages and limitations - a balancing act -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Realities and praticalities in managing fieldwork -- Key points -- Introduction -- In the beginning -- Refining the focus -- What the topic really is -- Building relationships -- Engaging participants -- Collecting the data -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Data analysis, meaning interpretation and management/presentation issues -- Key points -- Introduction -- Repertory grid analysis -- Analysing elicited texts -- Managing the wealth of data -- Presenting your data -- Summary -- Suggested further reading -- Part III: How other have used PCP - sample research cases -- Cases using different designs -- Introduction -- Construing language assessment: the teacher as meaning-maker -- Using pictures of paintings as aids to communication with people who have learning disabilities -- Knowledge transfer of the idea of quality within General Motors from western Europe to Poland -- What really constitutes authentic leadership? Using the repertory grid to unearth and explore leaders' implicit beliefs and attributions -- Using critical incident charting for reflecting on experience -- Constructs of mental and physical durability in elite circus artists -- The impact of women's implicit beliefs about success on their experience of being a mother and being in paid employment -- Gender and leadership in the UK's armed forces -- A model for effective supervision from the student teachers' perspective: a social constructivist approach -- Personal work engagement, disengagement and meaningfulness -- 'Say what you see': using visual metaphors as part of personal development planning -- Diary-in-group method: a constructivist participative group technique -- Snakes and ladders LifeMapping: a process for visual data collection -- Using rivers of experience to explore people's relationships with nature -- Conclusion -- Constructive alternatives, psychic mirrors and narrative turns: reflections on a lifetime as a personal construct researcher -- Introduction -- Considering alternatives -- Centre for the study of Human Learning -- Leaving the fold: new landscapes -- Research communities: home and away -- Turbulence and transitions -- Transcending professional boundaries: towards a new research community -- Cods
This book provides a comprehensive overview of personal construct psychology (PCP) that will help researchers understand the why's, what's and how's of conducting a rigorous constructivist research project. From the theoretical underpinnings of constructivist approaches to the practical values of these techniques, these three expert authors explain how to conduct interpretative, constructivist research from inception to completion. Key topics include: Understanding research philosophies and paradigms. Constructing and exploring personal realities. Establishing effective research procedures. Evaluating grids, mapping, narrative and other research methods. Managing the practicalities of fieldwork. Analysing and presenting data With activities and procedural examples from a wide range of disciplines woven throughout the text and two special chapters featuring in-depth case studies from a variety of constructivist researchers, this book helps readers grasp the tools, designs, and opportunities of interpretative research. An essential companion for both researchers and practitioners looking to understand people's values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, or motivations!
9781473930308
Institutional Fund
Personal construct theory--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.