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■YASUDA Yuko & SATO Tatsuya (Eds.)　August 30, 2012 Understanding Trajectory of Life through Trajectory Equifinality Model: New Development of Qualitative Research, Seishin Shobo, 250p.　ISBN-10:4414301807　ISBN-13:978-4414301809　3400yen + tax　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］

■Contents

This is the second book on TEM, published after Qualitative Study Starting from TEM: Time and Process. This book introduces the concept of time into qualitative research and tries to promote understanding visually. Everyone can draw his/her own trajectory of life on TEM, thus making it understandable visually. Consequently, even beginners can pick up data for qualitative research easily. This book is an easy-to-read specialized book that recommends careful research methods by new technique.

■Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1　Introduction of TEM: Carefully and Comfortably
　1. Basic Concept
　2. Conducting Qualitative Research
　3. TEM as a Life Story Drawing a Person's Experience
　4. Arranging Events: TEM Dealing with Data of 4±1 Persons
　5. How to Dertermine Equifinality Point and to Break Trajectories Down into Patterns by Research Targetting 9±2 Persons

Chapter 2　Practice: Possibility and Diversity of TEM Research
　Introduction: Research Overview Dealt with in This Chapter
　1. Following Persons who Keep Existing as Supporters: Life Story
　2. Experiencing Struggle of Childcare/Health Professionals: Action Research
　3. To Support Learning of University Students: Fieldwork
　4. Power for Women: Power Analysis （Analysis of Cultural Pressure）

Chapter 3 Expansion
　1. TEM as a Framework of Development Research
　2. Application Possibility toward Clinical Practices
　3. Possibility of Three-Dimentional TEM: Deposition Analysis
　4. TEM as Carefree Methodology
　5. New Viewpoint of Cultural Psychology toward Assessment: Dynamic Hierarchy Mediated by Code

Chapter 4 Theory: TEA as Methodology which Does not Abstract Time, or Cultural Psychology
　Introduction
　1. Sublimation toward TEA: As Theory, Methodology, and Epistemology
　2. Thought of Conceptual Tool: Also as a New Approach of Qualitative Research