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11781
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
5
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| Workload |
T(30H)/TP(30H)
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| Scientific area |
Metodologia de Investigação
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Entry requirements |
There isn't.
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Mode of delivery |
Face to face.
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Work placements |
N/A
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Learning outcomes |
The aim is to develop students' knowledge of qualitative methodologies, enabling them to plan and implement qualitative research.
Lectures on the main contents, possibly complemented by guided readings, are followed by group exercises and discussion in a large group.
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Syllabus |
1. History of qualitative research and its application to psychology; Research paradigms and language: The controversy quantitative versus qualitative. Problems and advantages of qualitative methods;
2. Main strategies of qualitative research: ethnography, grounded theory, case studies; phenomenological methods. 3. Planning a qualitative research: objectives / research questions, strategies for choosing the subject, unit of study’s choice and access to contexts; ethical precautions;3. Fieldwork and documentary support: the main techniques of data collection (observation, interviews, group interviews and focus groups, life histories, narratives, documentary analysis and analysis of visual materials);4. Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data. Questions concerning the validity and fidelity; 5. Critical analysis of qualitative research.
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Main Bibliography |
Denzin, N. K. E Lincoln, Y. (Eds) (2005). Handbook of qualitative research. Nova Iorque: Sage Publications
Howitt, D. (2010). Introduction to qualitative methods in
psychology. Pearson Education Limited
Lyons, E. e Coyle, A. (Eds) (2007). Analysing qualitative data in psychology. Londres: Sage.
Smith J. A. (2024). Qualitative psychology: A practical guide to reserach methods. Sage Publications.
Willig, C. (2008). Introducing qualitative research in psychology. Nova Iorque: McGraw-Hill, Open University Press.
Willig, C. e Stainton-Rogers, W. (Eds) (2008).The sage handbook of qualitative research in psychology. London: Sage.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
1. individual written test and 2. a research project done individually or in group.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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