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This is a group for users of my textbooks (and anyone else really) to discuss the books, post questions and so on.See More

The Problem-centred InterviewByAndreas Witzel & Herwig Reiter Witzel, Andreas & Reiter, Herwig. The Problem-centred Interview. (2012) London. Sage. Reviewer: Clive Sims        This book by Witzel and Reiter is the first publication in the English language of this method of qualitative investigation that has been widely used in Germany, as evidenced by the comprehensive reference section, for over three decades. The authors, recognising that the Problem-centred Interview, (PCI) will be…See More

Argyrous, George. Statistics for Research with a Guide to SPSS. (3rd Ed.) (2011). London. Sage. Reviewer: Clive Sims     This is a book that I wish I’d had on two occasions in my life; the first when I started statistics as a psychology undergraduate and the second, many years later, when I embarked upon a research degree in counselling psychology. The author provides a logical introduction to applied statistics and research methodology, clearly and carefully linking the two. After…See More

For those at a crossroads of disciplines, identities and methods

A group for discussion on Oral History Research. Anyone interested in oral history research methods are wellcome to join this group

The group invite association from psychologists/researchers who are doing research on anger and aggression related probelms

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for researchers interested in process of discovering theory through the systematic analysis of data following the classic grounded theory method