Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Part 2: Data analysis and validity in IPA projects

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

Advanced Training in Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Part 2:

Data analysis and validity in IPA projects

20 November 2015, 10.00-16.00

University of Stirling

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.

This is part 2 of the training, which is only available to those who took part in part 1 on 8 September.

Part 2: Data analysis and validity in IPA projects

The second day of training, 20 November 2015, 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.

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 the Cottrell Building, room 2B84, at the University of Stirling campus.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a normal teaching classroom at Stirling University. It is not in the Stirling Management Centre/Stirling Court Hotel so please do not go to Reception to ask as they often give out the wrong information
as per the past IPA training day! There will be no posters put up so please ensure you arrive early in order to give plenty of time to the find the room. Here is a link to the Cottrell classroom numbers for your
information: http://www.stir.ac.uk/media/autoimport/maps/CottrellFloorplans.pdf

Level 2 main access level has room 2B84 marked - turn to your right after the Costa Coffee when you come into the main access from car park. From the Central University Bus Turning Circle at Queens Court it is a bit more
complex but please just follow the map!

A campus map is available here, and travel instructions can be found here.

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 Dr Tessa Parkes; further questions can be directed to her at t.s.parkes@stir.ac.uk

Students based at Scottish Universities (apart from those matriculated at the hosting institution, University of Stirling) who do not have pre-existing sources of funding for travel can apply for travel and accommodation expenses to be reimbursed after the event. Students based at Universities outwith Scotland must fund their travel and accommodation costs themselves.