Understanding Quantitative and Qualitative Research in Psychology

Feels like having a friend at your side guiding you through the process! * Dr Maxine Woolhouse, Leeds Beckett University *Brilliant when it comes to using everyday language to explain complicated topics in such a simple way…The authors are masters of this subject, but they are relating to the students and explaining things on a level which students can easily follow and understand. * Kerem Soylemez, Regent’s University London *The authors understand what it’s like to be new to learning about research methods and statistics in Psychology. They never talk down to the reader and their enthusiasm is evident. * Dr Sandra O’Brien, University of Limerick *Easy to read, engaging with lots of diagrams and screenshots… A useful book that covers everything we want our students to learn. * Dr Saima Noreen, De Montfort University *I can’t think of a book that covers both quantitative and qualitative techniques and research methods to the same level as this book does. * Dr Fraser Milton, University of Exeter *

Victoria Bourne is Professor (Teaching Focussed) at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has taught research methodology and statistical analysis at all levels from first year undergraduate students through to advanced postdoctoral researchers. At Royal Holloway she is Director of Teaching and Learning in the Department of Psychology and she coordinates and teaches on the first and second year undergraduate research modules. Professor Bourne is the author of Starting Out in Methods and Statistics for Psychology, published by OUP in 2017.

Alana James is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading. She has taught qualitative and quantitative research methods in psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and runs training in the use of interviews and focus groups for education professionals. At Reading Dr James is a School Director of Teaching and Learning, and in 2019 she won the Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award.

Kevin Wilson-Smith was formerly a senior academic in the school of Psychology at the University of Glasgow (thematic lead for qualitative methods), and is currently an NHS Consultant Scientist at Public Health Scotland. He has taught both quantitative and qualitative methods at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and also specialises in Military Psychology. He has served as Vice Chair of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Academics, Researchers & Teachers in Psychology (BPS DART-P), and is also a committee member of the BPS Research Board.