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Magical Conversations

Squires, Garry

[Dissertation].University of Manchester;1999.

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Abstract

Interviewing clients is a part of the Educational Psychologist’severyday activity and takes many forms. The language used bythe interviewee conveys how their world is represented at thelinguistic level and also allows access to inadequacies in thatrepresentation. This permits a therapeutic approach to everyconversation resulting in the possibility that all conversationscan lead to change and seem to have a magical effect. Thecurrent research explores this area from a neuro-linguisticprogramming (NLP) framework, taking a qualitative approachto the analysis of conversations involving the author and otheradults discussing children’s difficulties. The usefulness andlimitations of this approach is then reflected upon anddiscussed.

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Type of resource:
Content type:
Dissertation
Dissertation title:
Magical Conversations
Author(s) list:
Squires, Garry
Degree type:
Doctorate in Educational Psychology
Publication date:
1999
Institution:
University of Manchester
Total pages:
94
Table of contents:
Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... 4Statement of the Problem or Issue .............................................................................................. 4Review of the Literature............................................................................................................... 8The Nature of Interviews in the Social Sciences .................................................................. 8Representing the world and problem situations .................................................................. 10The NLP model of representation ........................................................................................ 13Linguistic Markers that can be identified in client’s utterances during interviews ......... 15Deletions ................................................................................................................................ 16Distortions.............................................................................................................................. 18Generalisation........................................................................................................................ 20Design of the Research ............................................................................................................... 22Generating the data ................................................................................................................ 22Analysis of the interviews ..................................................................................................... 25Discourse Analysis ................................................................................................................ 25Conversational Analysis........................................................................................................ 28Alternative Approaches......................................................................................................... 29Results ......................................................................................................................................... 30Deletions ................................................................................................................................ 30Distortions.............................................................................................................................. 37Generalisations ....................................................................................................................... 39Discussion................................................................................................................................... 47Evaluation ................................................................................................................................... 59Magical Conversations 3Garry SquiresBibliography............................................................................................................................... 65Appendices ................................................................................................................................. 68Interview Prompt Sheet 1 - Deletions....................................................................................... 69Interview Prompt Sheet 2 - Distortions .................................................................................... 71Interview Prompt Sheet 3 - Generalisations ............................................................................ 72Transcript 1 ................................................................................................................................. 75Transcript 2 ................................................................................................................................. 83Transcript 3 ................................................................................................................................. 88
Abstract:
Interviewing clients is a part of the Educational Psychologist’severyday activity and takes many forms. The language used bythe interviewee conveys how their world is represented at thelinguistic level and also allows access to inadequacies in thatrepresentation. This permits a therapeutic approach to everyconversation resulting in the possibility that all conversationscan lead to change and seem to have a magical effect. Thecurrent research explores this area from a neuro-linguisticprogramming (NLP) framework, taking a qualitative approachto the analysis of conversations involving the author and otheradults discussing children’s difficulties. The usefulness andlimitations of this approach is then reflected upon anddiscussed.
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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:93210
Created by:
Squires, Garry
Created:
26th October, 2010, 11:23:17
Last modified by:
Squires, Garry
Last modified:
2nd August, 2013, 20:05:53

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