The Listening Guide method of psychological inquiry.

The Listening Guide

“…Originally conceived in the field of psychology, the LG is a method of analysis that calls upon ''voice, resonance, and relationship as ports of entry into the human psyche'' (Gilligan et al, 2006, p. 253). Gilligan (2015) reminds qualitative researchers that the word ''method'' means way, and the LG offers a way of listening that is designed to facilitate psychological discovery. The creators of the LG utilized several theories to create this labor-intensive and involved methodology, including relational psychological theory, psychoanalytic theory, literary theory, music theory, and feminist theory (Brown & Gilligan, 1992;Gilligan, 2015;Gilligan et al, 2006;Way, 2001).…”

“…Gilligan (2015) reminds qualitative researchers that the word ''method'' means way, and the LG offers a way of listening that is designed to facilitate psychological discovery. The creators of the LG utilized several theories to create this labor-intensive and involved methodology, including relational psychological theory, psychoanalytic theory, literary theory, music theory, and feminist theory (Brown & Gilligan, 1992;Gilligan, 2015;Gilligan et al, 2006;Way, 2001). Because of some universal human traits, such as voice, silence, and communication, the method is universal in application.…”

“…Surprisingly enough, most students and colleagues I encounter are most intrigued with my work utilizing the Listening Guide (LG). The LG (e.g., Brown & Gilligan, 1992;Gilligan, 2015;Gilligan, Spencer, Weinberg, & Bertsch, 2006;Taylor, Gilligan, & Sullivan, 1995;Tolman, 2002;Way, 1998) is a qualitative, relational, voice-centered, feminist methodology. Predominantly, the LG is used as a way to analyze interview transcripts, although newer research has utilized the LG to unearth trends in written reflection papers (e.g., Petrovic, Lordly, Brigham, & Delaney, 2015).…”

Humanitarian nursing with Médecins Sans Frontières: Foregrounding the listening guide as a method for analysing oral history data

“…Data analysis used the Guide, a method of qualitative data analysis (Gilligan, ). As with other qualitative research, oral history analysis can be conducted in several ways (Thompson, ).…”

Listening as a path to psychological discovery: an introduction to the Listening Guide

“…Abraham Verghese reminds us that in diagnosing and treating illness, shortcutting relationship can be fatal; Rita Charon underscores the need for effective listening in building relationships and caring for patients. This clinical wisdom applies as well to the practice of research, where the question of how to listen has been taken up by the Listening Guide [3, 4]. Building on the insights that led to In a Different Voice [5], the Listening Guide tunes our ear to the multiplicity of voices that speak within and around us, including voices that speak at the margins and those which in the absence of resonance or response, tend to be held in silence.…”