{"product_id":"the-easy-guide-to-repertory-grids-isbn-9780470854044","title":"The Easy Guide to Repertory Grids","description":"A user-friendly introduction to the powerful mental mapping tool of repertory grid technique. Repertory grid technique is a system for identifying, in detail, what you or anyone else really thinks about an issue. You can use it as a tool for personal discovery, as a device for team building activities, or as a problem-solving aid. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written as a DIY guide, with a friendly expert sitting beside you, this book will teach you the technique of repertory grids step by step. Here you'll find all the information you need, alongside lots of worked examples and helpful exercises that you can use to check your understanding. The answers are in the back! If you want additional practice and resources a website that supports this book can be found at www.wiley.co.uk\/easyguide \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Professor Devi Jankowicz is one of the leading authorities on occupational applications of personal construct theory and repertory grid technique. He has written this guide for psychology students and researchers; education students; personnel practitioners; as well as managers in the workplace. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book's title may seem a contradiction in terms to readers who have seen the repertory grid as dauntingly complex. However, the book lives up to its title in being a very user-friendly introduction to the technique, written in a chatty style, and including numerous practical exercises, mostly not requiring use of computer software.\" - David Winter University of Hertfordshire and Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust  List of Figures.  \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 How to Use This Guidebook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 What This Book Contains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 What This Book Misses Out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 A Word About the Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. THE REPERTORY GRID: A BASIC DESCRIPTION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Basic Repertory Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 The Basic Constituents of a Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRatings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 So What is a Repertory Grid?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3 A Description of the Other Person in Their Own Terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 An Example of a Completed Repertory Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Points to Remember.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.1 Specifying Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.2 Understanding the Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. ELICITING A REPERTORY GRID.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Grid Elicitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 The Interview: Setting and Style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 The Basic Procedure Is in 10 Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Background to the Standard Procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Choosing the Topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTw o Rules of Thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQualifying Phrases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Choosing Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements Chosen by Investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements Chosen by Interviewee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements Chosen by Negotiation between Investigator and Interviewee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElicited Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Specifying Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaddering Down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQualifying Phrases as a Focus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4 Obtaining Ratings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Thinking About Yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.1 A First Practice Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.2 Designing a Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.3 A Self-Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. QUESTIONS ABOUT GRID WORK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Simple Procedural Issues: Questions and Answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Questions About the Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Questions About the Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Questions About the Rating Procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.4 And, Overall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Capturing Meaning by Using a Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Triadic Elicitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 The Full Context Form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Dyadic Elicitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Elaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5 The ‘Catch-All’ Question.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.6 Alternatives to Rating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrouping the Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRanking the Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.7 Supplied Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.8 Supplied Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Capturing Meaning Without Using a Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Being a Good Observer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Characterisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacterising Others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Monadic Procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Non-Verbal Techniques?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Increasing Detail and Variety.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Laddering Down – Asking ‘How, in What Way?’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRating the Laddered Constructs in the Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Pyramiding Technique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRating the Pyramided Constructs in the Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.1 Handling the Interview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.2 Practising Pyramiding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE REPERTORY GRID.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 An Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 A Stance Towards Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Describing the Basic Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Process Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ratings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Eyeball Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Characterising Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore Versus Peripheral Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePropositional Versus Constellatory Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-emptive Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Types of Construct.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Classification Schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.1 Practising Process Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.2 Practising Eyeball Analysis and Construct Categorisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.3 Characterising Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. ANALYSING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN A SINGLE GRID.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Simple Relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1 Simple Relationships Between Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2 Simple Relationships Between Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.3 Simple Relationships in Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Cluster Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Rationale for Cluster Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Procedure for Interpretation of a Cluster Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Principal Components Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Rationale for Principal Components Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructs and Components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements and Components.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Procedure for Interpretation of Principal Components Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Concluding Images.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.1 Relationships among Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.2 A Simple Decision Task.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.3 Turning Element Differences into % Similarities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.4 Relationships Among Constructs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.5 Turning Construct Differences into % Similarities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.6 Finding Your Way Round a Principal Components Analysis Plot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. ANALYSING MORE THAN ONE GRID.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Nature of the Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1 Sample Size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2 Research Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Generic Approaches to Content Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Bootstrapping Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Core-Categorisation Procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Generic Content-Analysis Procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Issues: Differential Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReliability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 A Design Example.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 Standard Category Schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBootstrapped Schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory-Based Schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Bootstrapped and Theory-Based Approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Honey’s Content Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Rationale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 Procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 In Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.1 Identifying Categories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.2 Practising Content Analysis: D-I-Y.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.3 Preparing Grid Data for Honey’s Technique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. WORKING WITH PERSONAL VALUES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Capturing Personal Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 Laddering Up to Arrive at Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 The Process of Values Elicitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do I Know That I’ve Got There?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do I Do if I Can’t Seem to Get There?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Reminder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Prioritising Personal Values: Resistance-to-Change Technique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.1 Explore Your Own Personal Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.2 Which of Your Values Are Resistant to Change?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.3 Working with Value Hierarchies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF CONSTRUING.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Identifying Personal Changes in Construing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.1 Identifying Personal Change: The Simple Change Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.2 Identifying Personal Change: The Messy Change Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2. Identifying Differences Between People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 Facilitating Mutual Exploration: Simple Partnering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.2 Entering Another Person’s World: The Exchange Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 In Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.1 A Simple Change Grid Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.2 Handling a More Complex Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.3 An Exchange Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1. Answers to Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2. Extracts from the Transcript of a Grid Session.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3. Element % Similarity Scores.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4. Construct % Similarity Scores.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5. Extracts from the Transcript of a Resistance-to-Change Session.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 6. The Formal Content of Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 7. Aide-memoire\/Summary of Grid Procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names and First-named Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"... this is a well written and structured guidebook that the reviewer can honestly claim was a delight to read ....\" (\u003cem\u003ePersonnel Review\u003c\/em\u003e, March 2006)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevi Jankowicz\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Professor of Constructivist Managerial Psychology at Edinburgh Business School. He is one of the leading authorities on occupational applications of personal construct theory and repertory grid technique.   \u003ci\u003eA user-friendly introduction to the powerful mental mapping tool of repertory grid technique.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepertory grid technique is a system for identifying, in detail, what you or anyone else really thinks about an issue. You can use it as a tool for personal discovery, as a device for team building activities, or as a problem-solving aid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten as a DIY guide, with a friendly expert sitting beside you, this book will teach you the technique of repertory grids step by step. Here you’ll find all the information you need, alongside lots of worked examples and helpful exercises that you can use to check your understanding. The answers are in the back! If you want additional practice and resources a website that supports this book can be found at www.wiley.co.uk\/easyguide\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor Devi Jankowicz is one of the leading authorities on occupational applications of personal construct theory and repertory grid technique. He has written this guide for psychology students and researchers; education students; personnel practitioners; as well as managers in the workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This book’s title may seem a contradiction in terms to readers who have seen the repertory grid as dauntingly complex. 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