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Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Part 1: Planning and executing an IPA project in the social sciences: A focus on conducting IPA interviews

By Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

Location

The Spark Training

72 Waterloo Street Glasgow G2 7DA United Kingdom

Description

The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science welcomes postgraduate research students to the following advanced training event:

Advanced Training in Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Part 1:

Planning and executing an IPA project in the social sciences: A focus on conducting IPA interviews

20 April 2016

Glasgow

Training Outline

This training is intended for doctoral students who would like to develop their thinking and skills in using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The training will take participants from the philosophical underpinning of IPA which informs the approach to the research, through the research design and data collection process, concluding with how IPA results might be presented and written up in a thesis. A variety of training formats will be used including small group exercises and practical skills development, to increase participants’ confidence when using this approach. There will be lots of time to ask questions about individual research projects and opportunities to gain experience and support from peers, with the intention of building ongoing support networks.

Part 1: Planning and executing an IPA project in the social sciences: A focus on conducting IPA interviews

The first day of the training, 20 April 2016, will focus on outlining the philosophical underpinnings of IPA and situating it within the wider field of qualitative research. Consideration will be given to the types of research questions which IPA can help answer and implications for the design of the study. This will include a consideration of participant selection and data collection, particularly focusing on interview design and skills. There will be a focus on skills development, undertaken in a small group setting, to support effective interviewing and the generation of data suitable for analysis with IPA.

The event starts at 10.00 and ends at 16.00.

Part 2: Data analysis and validity in IPA projects

The second day of training, 23 June 2016, will focus on the key concepts and procedures required when using IPA in research projects. This will include the main approaches to analysis, as developed by Smith, Flowers and Larkin (2009), and will include practical exercises to develop skills. This will include using data transcripts to work through the various stages of analysis from initial coding to superordinate theme generation, and consideration of how IPA results might be presented in theses and publications. There will also be a focus on validity and quality assessment within IPA.

The event on 23 June will require separate booking, and can only be attended by those who completed Part 1 (or equivalent). Further instructions for how to sign up for Part 2 can be found in the confirmation email when you book onto Part 1, so please ensure that you enter a valid email address.

Important!
Please note that participants at this course will need to organise their own lunch and refreshments. Breaks are longer to allow for this.

Venue
The event will take place in at The Spark training facilities on Waterloo Street in central Glasgow.

Cancellations
Please note that we have a limited number of places on this course and expect that registered attendees who find themselves unable to attend will notify us as soon as possible to allow us to backfill places. No-shows at training courses is a major problem as it restricts the access to potentially essential training for other students.

Organisational details
The organiser of this event is Kirsty Darwent; further questions can be directed to her at kirsty.darwent@btinternet.com.

Students matriculated at Scottish Universities (apart from those matriculated at institutions in the hosting city, Glasgow) who do not have pre-existing sources of funding for travel can apply for travel and accommodation expenses to be reimbursed after the event.

Organised by

The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science is the UK's largest facilitator of funding, training and support for doctoral students in social science. By combining the expertise of sixteen universities across Scotland, the school facilitates world-class PhD research. The school is funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Scottish Funding Council.

SGSSS is a highly attractive environment for doctoral research. Not only do our partner universities offer an excellent research environment, we also offer comprehensive and world-class research training in a number of discipline-specific and interdisciplinary pathways. In addition, the school manages a programme of advanced training courses and an annual summer school which together offers our students further opportunities to develop their research, knowledge exchange and transferable professional skills.

At the heart of the SGSSS is the Doctoral Training Partnership (formerly the Doctoral Training Centre) in Scotland. The SGSSS was established in 2011 and is the biggest of 14 Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) accredited DTPs in the United Kingdom. The bid for renewed funding has been successful and from 1 October 2017 the SGSSS will be one of the ESRC's 14 Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP)

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