Innovative research requires courageous methods. With this in mind,
Courageous Methods in Cultural Psychology invites students and
post-graduate researchers to develop methods that will let them grasp
phenomena of interest more fully. Readers will learn how to use
established methods, and may be asked to develop them further by
combining single steps of extant procedures, or by taking a completely
new approach to data collection and analysis. In this book, diverse
researchers present projects in which they have tried to do just that. A
comprehensive process -- from narrowing down research questions to
collecting and analyzing data -- is given in detail, followed by
critical reflections on how well the authors have understood and shared
complex realities. Project presentations are framed by theoretical
chapters that deal with the challenges and opportunities of cultural
psychology and interdisciplinary research. Courageous Methods in
Cultural Psychology is sure to inspire and encourage those who wish to
venture on new roads "into the wild."