Part I: CLINICAL PRACTICES
L. Honos-We bb, W.B. Stiles, L.S. Greenberg, and R. Goldman, An Assimilation An alysis of Psychotherapy: Responsibility for 'Being There'
< EM>A. Madill, Exploring Psychotherapy with Discourse Analysis: Chip ping away at the Mortar
D.L. Rennie, The Grounded Theory Method: Application of a Variant of its Procedure of Constant Co mparative Analysis to Psychotherapy Research
S. Churchi ll, Phenomenological Analysis: Clinical Impression Formation during a Psychodiagnostic Interview
J. Goicoechea, Dia gnostic Discourse in Patient-Staff Interactions: A Conversation Analysis Clarified by Participant Interviews
Part II: AFFEC TIVE AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES
S.L. Morrow, Honor and Respect: Feminist Collaborative Research with Sexually Abused Women
B. Robbins, An Empirical, Phenomenological Study: Being Joyful
J. de Rivera, Conceptual Encou nter: The Experience of Anger
S. Halling, M. Leifer and methods, the contributors show by means of actual research studies what assumptions, procedures, and dilemmas they encountered. Fischer's introduction, which emphasizes the practical nature of qualitative research and the closing chapter, which uses a question-and-answer format to investigate, among other subjects, what is scientific about qualitative research, are complemented by a glossary and other features that increase the book's utility and value.