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Q Methodology
Second Edition
- Bruce McKeown
- Dan B. Thomas - Wartburg College
Volume:
66
Other Titles in:
Political Science Statistics | Research Methods in Psychology | Sociological Research Methods
Political Science Statistics | Research Methods in Psychology | Sociological Research Methods
June 2013 | 120 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Q Methodology defines the distinctive set of psychometric and operational principles which, when combined with specialized statistical applications of correlation and factor-analysis techniques, provide researchers with a systematic and rigorously quantitative means for examining human subjectivity. Based on the premise that subjectivity is communicable and advanced from self-reference, the method's central concern is to ensure that self-reference is preserved and not compromised or confused by external investigation. The authors outline the appropriate principles, techniques and procedures which advance this goal, including data gathering, statistics, and small-sample behavioral research.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Series Editor's Introduction
Chapter 1. Methodological Principles
Chapter 2. Communication Concourses, Q Samples, and Conditions of Instruction
Chapter 3. Person Samples and the Single Case
Chapter 4. Statistical Analysis
Chapter 5. A Concluding Subjective-Science Postscript
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Q Methodology provides an excellent explanation of how to execute Q sort professionally. It is ideal for post grad students and lecturers who feel this method would suit their research design
Department of Psychology, Buckingham University
May 5, 2025
