Interpretative phenomenological analysis : theory, method and research / Jonathan A. Smith, Paul Flowers and Michael Larkin
Imprint
Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009
Descript
225 pages ; 25 cm
SUMMARY
This title presents a comprehensive guide to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) which is an increasingly popular approach to qualitative inquiry taught to undergraduate and postgraduate students today
CONTENT
The Theoretical Foundations of IPA -- Planning an IPA Research Study -- Collecting Data -- Analysis -- Writing -- Health and Illness -- Sex and Sexuality -- Psychological Distress -- Life Transitions and Identity -- Assessing Validity -- The Relationship between IPA and Other Approaches -- Conclusion and Reflections on Future Developments