This book explains the principal qualitative methods and applies them to psychological problems. It is designed for use in psychology and also other branches of social science. The books main aim is to increase people's confidence to use qualitative methods in their own research.

The editor Professor John Richardson is Head of the Department of Human Sciences, Brunel University, UK, and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
The contributing authors come form a wide range of disciplines and were chosen for their expertise and direct experience of qualitative methods.