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E-raamat: Undertaking Capstone and Final Year Projects in Psychology: Practical Guide for Students [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

  • Formaat: 182 pages, 29 Tables, black and white; 53 Line drawings, black and white; 53 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 02-Sep-2022
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003262428
  • Taylor & Francis e-raamat
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  • Formaat: 182 pages, 29 Tables, black and white; 53 Line drawings, black and white; 53 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 02-Sep-2022
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003262428
Undertaking Capstone and Final Year Projects in Psychology serves a seminal purpose in guiding its readers to create a capstone project. The text employs traditional and emerging methodologies and methods in order to posit an exhaustive approach that the psychology students can adopt to see their project to fruition.

The text aims at fortifying the readers skills through the structure of its chapters as they begin to work on their capstone or final year project. The chapters collectively explore the varied aspects that are involved in the completion of a final year project, that is, beginning from the inception of the idea to laying the foundation, designing the project, analysing the data, and, finally, presenting the findings. The text guides the reader through each step and provides further guidance on approaching the idea, coming up with the research question, positioning it within the epistemological and ontological context, and constructing the theoretical framework to arrive at the optimal design solutions.

The text will be useful for psychology students who are currently completing a capstone or a final year project. It is further aimed at psychology students who will subsequently be working on a project and are looking forward to gaining cognisance regarding the approach and the methodology to be adopted for the same.
1 The foundation
1(13)
1.1 Structure of the book
1(1)
1.2 How to read this book
2(1)
1.3 Final year projects
3(1)
1.4 Capstone project myths
4(1)
1.5 Capstone project: definition and benefits
4(1)
1.6 Defining features
5(4)
1.6.1 Practical
6(1)
1.6.2 Coherent
6(1)
1.6.3 Dual time perspective
6(1)
1.6.4 Research-based practice
7(1)
1.6.5 Creative
7(2)
1.6.6 Flexible
9(1)
1.7 Online capstone projects
9(1)
1.8 Differences between capstone and traditional projects
9(5)
1.8.1 Thesis/dissertation
10(1)
1.8.2 Research paper
10(1)
1.8.3 E-portfolio
11(3)
2 Developing skills
14(16)
2.1 Reflection
15(8)
2.1.1 Models of reflection
16(7)
2.2 Making choices
23(1)
2.2.1 Reduce your expectations
23(1)
2.2.2 Reduce your choices
23(1)
2.3 Research-based practice
24(1)
2.4 Critical thinking
25(2)
2.5 Project management
27(3)
3 Getting ready, set, go
30(7)
3.1 Empirical vs desk-based
30(1)
3.2 Quantitative vs qualitative
31(1)
3.3 Inductive vs deductive
32(1)
3.4 Methodologies vs methods
33(1)
3.5 Step-by-step process
34(3)
4 The interest
37(14)
4.1 Topic choice
37(6)
4.1.1 Inward deficit approach
37(1)
4.1.2 Outward deficit approach
38(1)
4.1.3 Inward abundance approach
39(2)
4.1.4 Outward abundance approach
41(1)
4.1.5 Hybrid approach
41(2)
4.2 Literature scoping
43(3)
4.2.1 Information management
43(1)
4.2.2 Sourcing literature
44(1)
4.2.3 Reading articles
45(1)
4.3 Research question
46(5)
4.3.1 Hypothesis (quantitative research)
48(3)
5 Positioning
51(14)
5.1 Positioning
51(8)
5.1.1 Positivist paradigm
52(1)
5.1.2 Post-positivism
53(1)
5.1.3 Constructivism
54(1)
5.1.4 Pragmatism
55(1)
5.1.5 Interpretive paradigm
56(1)
5.1.6 Critical paradigm
57(2)
5.2 Theoretical framework
59(6)
6 Methodology spectrum
65(52)
6.1 Empirical research project
61(36)
6.1.1 Action research
68(4)
6.1.2 Design-based research
72(3)
6.1.3 Phenomenological research
75(1)
6.1.4 Ethnographic research
76(2)
6.1.5 Narrative research
78(1)
6.1.6 Case study
79(4)
6.1.7 Grounded theory
83(4)
6.1.8 Mixed methods
87(3)
6.1.9 Experimental
90(5)
6.1.10 Comparative
95(2)
6.2 Desk-based
97(20)
6.2.1 Reflective portfolio
97(3)
6.2.2 Autoethnography
100(1)
6.2.3 Literature review
101(2)
6.2.4 Meta-analysis and systematic review
103(3)
6.2.5 Secondary data analysis
106(2)
6.2.6 Web mining
108(9)
7 Methods
117(18)
7.1 Questionnaires
118(5)
7.1.1 Questionnaire structure
118(1)
7.1.2 Constructing questions
118(5)
7.1.3 Piloting a survey
123(1)
7.2 Interviews
123(2)
7.2.1 Trialling your interview
125(1)
7.3 The Q method of interviewing
125(2)
7.4 Walking interviews
127(1)
7.5 Focus groups
128(1)
7.6 Photo/video/voice elicitation
129(1)
7.7 Observational methods
129(2)
7.8 Diaries/journaling
131(1)
7.9 The story completion method
131(1)
7.10 Using sonic studies to gather data
132(3)
8 The analysis (empirical only)
135(21)
8.1 Ethics
135(9)
8.2 Data gathering
144(1)
8.2.1 Sampling method
144(1)
8.3 Qualitative analysis
145(7)
8.3.1 Narrative analysis
145(2)
8.3.2 Synthesis
147(1)
8.3.3 Thematic analysis
147(2)
8.3.4 Content analysis
149(2)
8.3.5 Interpretative phenomenological analysis
151(1)
8.4 Quantitative analysis
152(4)
9 Presentation
156(18)
9.1 Artefacts
156(3)
9.2 Contribution to knowledge and practice
159(1)
9.3 Presentation
160(14)
9.3.1 Oral and poster presentation
160(4)
9.3.2 Written
164(1)
9.3.3 Artefact-informed
164(1)
9.3.4 Traditional thesis
165(3)
9.3.5 Ubiquitous structure
168(2)
9.3.6 Writing process
170(1)
9.3.7 Writing guidelines
170(4)
10 Making impact with your research
174(4)
10.1 Conferences
174(1)
10.2 Educational institution
175(1)
10.3 Professional magazines and newsletters
175(1)
10.4 Newspapers and magazines
175(1)
10.5 Pitching for an article
176(1)
10.6 Peer-reviewed journals
176(2)
Index 178
Jolanta Burke, PhD is a chartered psychologist and an associate professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is an editor-in-chief of the Journal of Happiness and Health. Her latest books are Positive Health: 100+ Research-based Positive Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine Tools toEnhance Your Wellbeing, published by Routledge. For more information, please go to www.jolantaburke.com.

Majella Dempsey, EdD is an associate professor at Maynooth University. She is strand leader for the professional doctorate in curriculum studies and lectures on undergraduate and postgraduate modules. Majella supervises students at masters and doctoral levels. She is research active, leading large- and small-scale projects focused on teaching, learning, assessment, and curriculum.