Pragmatism and Methodology: Doing Research That Matters with Mixed Methods

Alex Gillespie; Vlad Glăveanu; Constance de Saint Laurent

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Pragmatism and Methodology

Doing Research That Matters with Mixed Methods

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Alex Gillespie, London School of Economics and Political Science, Vlad Glăveanu, Dublin City University, Constance de Saint Laurent, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: January 2024
Print publication year:: 2024
Online ISBN:: 9781009031066
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009031066
Creative Commons:: This content is Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC-BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/creativelicenses

Subjects:: Psychology Research Methods and Statistics, Qualitative Research Methods, Psychology

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Taking a pragmatist approach to methods and methodology that fosters meaningful, impactful, and ethical research, this book rises to the challenge of today's data revolution. It shows how pragmatism can turn challenges, such as the abundance and accumulation of big qualitative data, into opportunities. The authors summarize the pragmatist approach to different aspects of research, from epistemology, theory, and questions to ethics, as well as data collection and analysis. The chapters outline and document a new type of mixed methods design called 'multi-resolution research,” which serves to overcome old divides between quantitative and qualitative methods. It is the ideal resource for students and researchers within the social and behavioural sciences seeking new ways to analyze large sets of qualitative data. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

‘This book offers a more than welcome clarification of the role of pragmatism as a framework for several methodological contexts. It is very important for qualitative, mixed methods, and big data research, and for the methodological foundation of psychological research. It is clearly written and very accessible for various audiences.'

Uwe Flick - Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

‘We must congratulate the authors for this bountiful attempt to cross the divide between the quantitative and qualitative research communities. Their choice of philosophic pragmatism as the vehicle for this uniting is right on target, and their concern with ethical implications adds vital dimension to the ongoing dialogues. This is a vitally needed reflection.'

Kenneth J. Gergen - Swarthmore College, USA

‘This remarkable book insists that social research should work on expanding human possibilities in ethical, imaginative, and responsive ways. Building on early American pragmatism, the authors argue that complex multifarious human interests can only be addressed by mixing different research methods. Their stance greatly contributes to current debates on truth, post-truth, epistemology, and useful knowledge, among other fundamental issues.'

Ivana Markova - University of Stirling, UK

‘This book should be used in introductory research methods courses, to complement the standard texts. Students will enjoy this book, which presents a clear and elegant introduction to research methodology from a pragmatist perspective, with a leaning toward mixed methodology.'

Fathali M. Moghaddam - Georgetown University, USA

‘Informative, insightful, and eminently practical. Gillespie, Glăveanu, and de Saint Laurent capture the spirit of pragmatist thinking, redevelop it in the context of contemporary problems, and present it to us in a way that is timely and reinvigorates social scientific inquiry.'

Kieran O'Doherty - University of Guelph, Canada

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Pragmatism and Methodology
pp i-ii

Pragmatism and Methodology - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-xii

Chapter 1 - Pragmatism
pp 1-25

Chapter 2 - Epistemology
pp 26-48

Chapter 3 - Theory
pp 49-73

Chapter 4 - Creating Questions
pp 74-96

Chapter 5 - Eliciting and Transforming Data
pp 97-116

Chapter 6 - Mixing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
pp 117-134

Chapter 7 - Multi-resolution Research
pp 135-160

Chapter 8 - Ethics
pp 161-182

Chapter 9 - Expanding Human Possibilities
pp 183-201

References
pp 202-235

Index
pp 236-238

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