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International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching

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In this chapter, methods for qualitative data production and analysis relevant for psychological research are presented with respect to their importance for teaching and learning qualitative methodology in psychology. Beginning with a brief overview of epistemological and methodological foundations, the special features of qualitative research with regard to the question of design and case selection are highlighted. Since qualitative research follows different logical assumptions compared to quantitative research and works with smaller numbers of cases, it requires an appropriate overall framing of the respective research project. The use of software programs to support qualitative data analysis and the potential of working in research groups is discussed in this chapter. Lastly, questions are addressed about the presentation of qualitative research results as well as the consideration of quality criteria and research ethics.

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Thank you for inviting me to contribute to this handbook and for the expertise of Giuseppina Marsico as editor. Special thanks go to Monika Reuter for her careful copy editing.

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    Günter Mey

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    Joerg Zumbach

  2. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Bonita Springs, FL, USA

    Douglas Bernstein

  3. Psychology Learning & Instruction, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

    Susanne Narciss

  4. DISUFF, University of Salerno, Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Giuseppina Marsico

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    Joerg Zumbach

  2. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Douglas A. Bernstein

  3. Psychologie des Lehrens und Lernens, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland

    Susanne Narciss

  4. Department of Human, Philosophic, and Education Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Giuseppina Marsico

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Mey, G. (2022). Qualitative Methodology. In: Zumbach, J., Bernstein, D., Narciss, S., Marsico, G. (eds) International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_22-2

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