{"product_id":"a-manual-for-repertory-grid-technique-hardback-9780470854891","title":"A Manual for Repertory Grid Technique (Hardback) 9780470854891","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Manual for Repertory Grid Technique\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFay Fransella (Author), Richard Bell (Author), Don Bannister (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470854891, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 October 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1977, this now classic manual has been completely revised and updated to reflect the enormous changes that have taken place both in the popularity of repertory grid methods and in the study of the methods themselves. \u003cp\u003eAimed at novices as well as those already knowledgeable about grid usage, this manual provides an overview of George Kelly’s personal construct theory, which underpins repertory grid methods. The reader will learn how to design a grid, with guidance on how to choose elements and ways of eliciting personal constructs that can influence the results obtained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition includes multiple examples of grids, as well as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew chapters on the main computer methods of analysis available\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupporting website with grid analysis programs available to download\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtended annotated bibliography of the many examples of grid usage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to psychology students, practitioners and academics. Other professionals who will find this an invaluable guide include managers, teachers and educationalists, speech and language therapists, nurses, probation officers and psychiatrists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Basis of Repertory Grid Technique 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrids: What Are They? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Grid as Part of Personal Construct Theory 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrids: a Measure of What? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrids are about Constructs 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Personal Construct Theory Corollaries 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Kinds of Construct 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructs in Transition 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Constructs And Elements 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is an Element? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is a Construct? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements in a Grid 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature and Types of Constructs in a Grid 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays of Eliciting Personal Constructs from ’Elements’ 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEliciting Personal Constructs in Ways other than from ’Elements’ 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEliciting Constructs from Constructs 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Elicit or to Supply Constructs? 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of Constructs 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich are more Important in a Grid – Elements or Constructs? 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructs and Elements: the Debate 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComment 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Varieties Of Grid In Use Today 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Grid Form of the Role Construct Repertory Test 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Split-Half Method of Allocating Elements 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Grid Using Rankings 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Grid Using Ratings 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications and Resistance-to-Change Grids 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResistance-to-Change Grid 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Bipolar Implications Grid 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDependency Grid 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Textual Grid 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Qualitative Grid 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComment 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Analyzing Grid Data 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepertory Grids 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Constructs 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Elements 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoint Representations of Constructs and Elements 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentations of Multiple Repertory Grid Data 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDependency Grids 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications Grids 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Some Summary Measures Of Structure 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Complexity 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtremity and Ordination 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElement Indices 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasures of Superordinacy 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasures of Intransitivity 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications Grids 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDependency Grids 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComment 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Reliability and Validity 132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReliability 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValidity 143\u003c\/p\u003e 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