Qualitative Research in Canadian Psychology

Rennie, David L.; Watson, Kimberly D.; Monteiro, Althea

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“…Outside of a few notable exceptions (e.g., educational psychology, cultural psy chology psycholinguistics), the quantitative/statistical research paradigm continues to serve as psychology's dominant methodology, irrespective of limitations and criticism. Rennie et al (2000) caution that defining knowledge by method recursively sustains the hegemony of the quantitative research paradigm within psychology departments. Efforts to sway this situation are held in check by institutional powers subservient to curricula oversight, hiring practices, and the requirements of granting agencies and editorial policies (Walsh-Bowers, 2002).…”

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“…Although the "which is best?" pursuit of the methodology wars has to a degree been supplanted by those who advo cate a "different, yet both of value" position (Salvatore & Valsiner, 2010;Valsiner, 2000), there remains considerable room for qualitative research to catch up to quantitative research and flourish within traditional psychology departments (Rennie et al, 2000(Rennie et al, , 2002Wertz, 2014).…”

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Making psychology “count”: On the mathematization of psychology

Nuttgens

2023

Eur. J. Psychol.

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Beginning in the late 18th century and continuing through to the mid-20th century, a movement was undertaken by psychology’s pioneers to establish a mathematical basis for research modeled after the physical sciences. It is argued that this movement arose through sociopolitical pressures to legitimize psychology as an independent discipline; demarcate its disciplinary boundaries within academia; and distinguish psychology from philosophy and spiritualism. It is argued that an ahistorical view of how the quantitative paradigm gained ascendancy leaves it largely unquestioned and unchallenged within mainstream psychology. Because of this, qualitative research has endured a long and continuing struggle to gain disciplinary recognition and epistemological parity. It is proposed that despite being sidelined by decades of quantitative hegemony, qualitative research has a long history in psychology and in the last 40 years has continued to prove itself as a necessary and valuable contributor to research in psychology.

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Making psychology “count”: On the mathematization of psychology

Nuttgens

2023

Eur. J. Psychol.

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The Science of Qualitative Research

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2017

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Constructing qualitative knowledge in psychology: Students and faculty negotiate the social context of inquiry.

Walsh‐Bowers¹

2002

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Based on interviews with 13 graduate students and 21 faculty from diverse areas of Canadian departments of psychology, I report researchers' views on qualitative methods in terms of social historical, systemic influences on constructing psychological knowledge. These ideological and structural systems include the historical place of qualitative research in scientific psychology, education in alternative research methods, the socioeconomic reward system for faculty, and the potential for changes in the discipline that could facilitate the legitimation of qualitative methods. The major finding was the desire for methodological pluralism, even among mainstream faculty. In light of the researchers' textured commentaries, I discuss the fate of attempts by some psychologists to expand traditional investigative boundaries, the potential for a shift in the discipline to methodological pluralism, and the implications for the education of undergraduate and graduate students in psychological research.

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Qualitative Research in Canadian Psychology

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Making psychology “count”: On the mathematization of psychology

Making psychology “count”: On the mathematization of psychology

The Science of Qualitative Research

Constructing qualitative knowledge in psychology: Students and faculty negotiate the social context of inquiry.

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