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  1. Doing Qualitative Research In Psychology A Practical Guide

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  2. [PDF] Critical Realism and Qualitative Research: An Introductory

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  1. Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology

    Qualitative researchers wishing to circumnavigate the limitations of positivism, on the one hand, and strong constructionism, on the other, tend to be attracted to critical realism (CR), which off...

  2. Critical Realism and Qualitative Research: An introductory Overview

    This chapter introduces a critical realist approach to qualitative research. Critical realist research methods are primarily focused on understanding, rather than merely describing, social reality.

  3. Applying critical realism in qualitative research: methodology meets

    Abstract Critical realism (CR) is a useful philosophical framework for social science; however, little guidance is available on which precise methods - including methods of data collection, coding, and analysis - are best suited to applied CR research. This article provides a concrete example of applied qualitative research using CR as a philosophical and methodological framework. Drawing ...

  4. Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology

    Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology. ABSTRACT Qualitative researchers wishing to circumnavigate the limitations of positivism, on the one hand, and strong constructionism, on the other, tend to be attracted to critical realism (CR), which offers a middle ground between the two: CR combines ontological realism and ...

  5. Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it

    The purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research. CR is a relatively new and viable philosophical paradigm proposed as an alternative to the more predominant paradigms of positivism, interpretivism and pragmatism. This paper reviews the concept, its ...

  6. PDF What Is Realism, and Why Should Qualitative Researchers Care?

    My position draws substantially from other versions of realism that I see as compatible with the key ideas of the critical realist tradition, and that pro-vide additional insights and alternative perspectives for using realism in quali-tative research.

  7. Critical Realism and Qualitative Research in Psychology

    Authors. Willis, M. Abstract. Qualitative researchers wishing to circumnavigate the limitations of positivism, on the one hand, and strong constructionism, on the other, tend to be attracted to critical realism (CR), which offers a middle ground between the two: CR combines ontological realism and epistemological relativism.

  8. Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology

    Qualitative researchers wishing to circumnavigate the limitations of positivism, on the one hand, and strong constructionism, on the other, tend to be attracted to critical realism (CR), which offers a middle ground between the two: CR combines ontological realism and epistemological relativism. As a philosophical position for qualitative ...

  9. [PDF] Critical Realism and Qualitative Research: An Introductory

    Critical Realism and Qualitative Research: An Introductory Overview. Many of the methodology textbooks that business and management students are encouraged to use a simple and, in our view, flawed dichotomy between objectivist (positivist, deductive, and empiricist) approaches, which are typically aligned with quantitative empirical methods ...

  10. (PDF) Critical Realism and Qualitative Research: An Introductory

    Critical realism (CR) is a useful philosophical framework for social science; however, little guidance is available on which precise methods - including methods of data collection, coding, and analysis - are best suited to applied CR research. This article provides a concrete example of applied qualitative research using CR as a philosophical and methodological framework. Drawing examples ...

  11. Critical Realism, Dialectics, and Qualitative Research Methods

    Abstract Critical realism has been an important advance in social science methodology because it develops a qualitative theory of causality which avoids some of the pitfalls of empiricist theories of causality. But while there has been ample work exploring the relationship between critical realism and qualitative research methods there has been noticeably less work exploring the relationship ...

  12. Critical realism: an explanatory framework for small-scale qualitative

    This paper describes how critical realism was operationalized to provide an explanatory framework for a small-scale qualitative study in the field of teacher education in a sub-Saharan African cont...

  13. Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it

    Abstract and Figures Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research.

  14. "What is Critical Realism? And Why Should You Care?"

    First published online August 30, 2013. "What is Critical Realism? And Why Should You Care?". Philip S. Gorski View all authors and affiliations. Based on: A Realist Theory of Science, by Bhaskar Roy. London, UK; Verso, 1975. 258pp.

  15. Introduction to the special issue on critical realism

    Abstract This special issue explores how philosophy of science matters for both research and social action in community psychology. It explores the complex issue of what might be appropriate philosophical bases for community psychology theory, research, and practice. In particular, it focuses on critical realism, a relatively new approach to the philosophy of science. In this introductory ...

  16. Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology

    Abstract. Qualitative researchers wishing to circumnavigate the limitations of positivism, on the one hand, and strong constructionism, on the other, tend to be attracted to critical realism (CR ...

  17. Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it

    PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research. CR is a relatively new and viable philosophical paradigm proposed as an alternative to the more predominant paradigms of positivism, interpretivism and pragmatism. This paper reviews the concept, its benefits and limitation. It goes further to ...

  18. Applying critical realism in qualitative research: Methodology meets

    Critical realism (CR) is a useful philosophical framework for social science; however, little guidance is available on which precise methods—including methods of data collection, coding, and analysis—are best suited to applied CR research. This article provides a concrete example of applied qualitative research using CR as a philosophical and methodological framework. Drawing examples from ...

  19. Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology

    Article on Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology, published in Qualitative Research in Psychology 20 on 2022-12-18 by Martin E H Willis. Read the article Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology on R Discovery, your go-to avenue for effective literature search.

  20. 'Do I cry or just carry on': A story completion study of healthcare

    Qualitative Research in Psychology 16(1): 115-135. Crossref. ... Lawani A (2021) Critical realism: What you should know and how to apply it. Qualitative Research Journal 21(3): 320-333. Crossref. Google Scholar. McKevitt C, Morgan M (1997) Anomalous patients: The experiences of doctors with an illness.

  21. Advancing transculturally informed, humanistic therapeutic practice for

    A qualitative semi-structured interview was operationalised with 12 therapeutic practitioners who have worked with displaced individuals, utilising reflexive thematic analysis of the data. Results. Findings highlight a critical need for an updated transculturally informed, humanistic, person-centred pathway of care for each displaced individual.

  22. A critical realist approach to thematic analysis: producing causal

    The first part of this paper proposes a five-step critical realist approach to TA. This approach aims to produce nuanced causal explanations of events, countering the mistaken assumption that qualitative research cannot produce causal knowledge.

  23. Critical Realism for Psychologists

    Critical realism and qualitative research in psychology Article Dec 2022 Martin Edward Henry Willis

  24. Compassion matters in elite sports environments: Insights from high

    The author team includes an experienced sport psychology practitioner and researcher providing practical insights and contextual understanding to the research; two early career researchers with an external positioning allowing them a critical lens, and a researcher experienced with individual characteristics and interpersonal behavior.

  25. <em>British Educational Research Journal</em>

    As the study is entirely a qualitative piece of research, one would assume a constructivist or relativist methodological approach. However, the PTMF has been suggested to be oriented within critical realism as the PTMF challenges traditional psychiatric positivism (Pilgrim, 2022).

  26. Nursing Leaders' Knowledge and Awareness of Bullying and Lateral

    Considering that guaranteeing rigour and quality in qualitative studies needs an accurate assessment of the qualitative design, sampling details and the process of data collection and analysis, we decided to use the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies (Tong et al., 2007). This 32-item checklist is an excellent tool to ...

  27. Thirty-five years of sensemaking in the business & management research

    Sensemaking is widely acknowledged as providing valuable guidance on how individuals and groups organize to perceive issues at stake, thereby lessening the negative impacts of future unknowns. Sensemaking is not a new field, yet events surrounding the recent COVID-19 pandemic may benefit from a sensemaking perspective. While prior reviews have considered sensemaking research, this is arguably ...

  28. (PDF) Critical realism in qualitative and mixed methods research in

    The expansion of qualitative and mixed methods research in sport and exercise psychology (SEP) in the last two decades has been accompanied by methodological debates and calls for more ...

  29. MSU experts discuss back to school issues

    Jae Puckett is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology. Puckett's research documents experiences of stigma and marginalization encountered by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals and the negative health outcomes of prejudice using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches.

  30. Patient safety in remote primary care encounters: multimethod

    Background Triage and clinical consultations increasingly occur remotely. We aimed to learn why safety incidents occur in remote encounters and how to prevent them. Setting and sample UK primary care. 95 safety incidents (complaints, settled indemnity claims and reports) involving remote interactions. Separately, 12 general practices followed 2021-2023. Methods Multimethod qualitative study ...