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TY - JOUR
T1 - Collective findings, individual interpretations
T2 - an illustration of a pluralistic approach to qualitative data analysis
AU - Frost, Nollaig
AU - Holt, Amanda
AU - Shinebourne, Pnina
AU - Esin, Cigdem
AU - Nolas, Sevasti-Melissa
AU - Mehdizadeh, Leila
AU - Brooks-Gordon, Belinda
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The establishment of qualitative approaches in the mainstream of psychology research facilitates innovation in their use, both singly and in combination. In this article, we describe a pluralistic qualitative analysis of the transcript of a semi-structured interview on the topic of second-time motherhood using Grounded Theory, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Narrative Analysis, and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis. Each approach encapsulates different epistemological assumptions and is employed by a different analyst. We present key collective findings and the different interpretations of these findings by each analyst. We discuss how a pluralistic qualitative approach to data analysis can aid the quest to “know more” about a phenomenon by providing a more holistic, multilayered understanding of data that works across epistemologies.
AB - The establishment of qualitative approaches in the mainstream of psychology research facilitates innovation in their use, both singly and in combination. In this article, we describe a pluralistic qualitative analysis of the transcript of a semi-structured interview on the topic of second-time motherhood using Grounded Theory, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Narrative Analysis, and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis. Each approach encapsulates different epistemological assumptions and is employed by a different analyst. We present key collective findings and the different interpretations of these findings by each analyst. We discuss how a pluralistic qualitative approach to data analysis can aid the quest to “know more” about a phenomenon by providing a more holistic, multilayered understanding of data that works across epistemologies.
KW - integration
KW - motherhood
KW - pluralism
KW - polyvocal
KW - qualitative analysis
U2 - 10.1080/14780887.2010.500351
DO - 10.1080/14780887.2010.500351
M3 - Journal article
VL - 8
SP - 93
EP - 113
JO - Qualitative Research in Psychology
JF - Qualitative Research in Psychology
SN - 1478-0887
IS - 1
ER -