Doing Q Methodological Research
Theory, Method & Interpretation
- Simon Watts - University of East Anglia, UK
- Paul Stenner - Open Univeristy, UK
Using worked examples throughout, the reader is guided through:
• important design issues
• the conduct of fieldwork
• all the analytic processes of Q methodology, including factor extraction, factor rotation and factor interpretation.
Drawing on helpful conceptual introductions to potentially difficult statistical concepts and a step-by-step guide to running Q methodological analyses using dedicated software, this book enables interested readers to design, manage, analyse, interpret and publish their own Q methodological research.
This book is very good for full-time course to teach only this methodology. I was looking for new method for qualitative data analysis. But I recommend to use it on qualitative research methods course.
very good - will use it more for the masters courses and PhD students
First book to outline Q methodology comprehensively. Would recommend to anyone wanting to use this methodology.
Q methodology is much under-used, probably because it is first misunderstood, and then appears to be fraught with difficulty.
This text presents the task from beginning to end with clarity and in a pleasantly informal manner. The figures are especially uncluttered and helpful. "Tricks of the trade" serve to demystify essential elements.
I recommend this book to all students and professional researchers who aim to adopt Q methodology in their research. I find this book both sufficiently practical and theoretically thorough enoough for any transdisciplinary researcher for whom this methodology is completely new, and for those interested in alternative methodological approaches.
This is an excellent text and is recommended for both undergraduate and post graduate students. We are an area for excellence for using Q Methodology and this text is exactly what we needed.
