Michael Forrester
Biographic Data
| ID | 5567606 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Forrester |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Forrester |
| SIGNATURE | FORRESTER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1334-8618 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Moving from informal talk to performance
In research on communication in music lessons, masterclasses, and rehearsals, there is a growing focus on multimodal interaction using conversation analysis (CA), where the combination of talk and embodied actions (e.g., using musical instruments, gestures, voice, and score) provides the opportunity to study this complex area in microscopic detail and the potential for findings to inform practice. A methodological approach informed by CA was used…
Learning to perform
Doing Qualitative Research in Psychology
Participation and engagement
The study of caregiver–child social interaction during infancy and the early years has expanded considerably over the last 30–40 years as a result of technological advances and associated methods of analysis. Through a consideration of recent research on the emergence of participation in social interaction, this paper considers whether sufficient attention is paid to the background presuppositions and assumptions underscoring contemporary approac…
How children aged 2;6 tailor verbal expressions to interlocutor informational needs
Although preschoolers are pervasively underinformative in their actual usage of verbal reference, a number of studies have shown that they nonetheless demonstrate sensitivity to listener informational needs, at least when environmental cues to this are obvious. We investigated two issues. The first concerned the types of visual cues to interlocutor informational needs which children aged 2;6 can process whilst producing complex referring expressi…
Providing Resources for Enhancing the Teaching of Qualitative Methods at the Undergraduate Level
The teaching of qualitative methods is now a required element of degree courses in the UK which seek to gain professional accreditation. This paper reports the work of a network group focused on enhancing the teaching of qualitative methods at the undergraduate level. Following a brief summary of the results of a survey into current teaching practices we indicate potential areas of resource support with linked references to examples produced by t…
Projective Identification and Intersubjectivity
The issue of what might constitute intersubjective relations during infancy and early childhood remains something of a puzzle within and beyond psychology. This paper considers whether the psychoanalytic concept of projective identification might supplement or enrich theoretical efforts in this domain. Following introductory comments on distinctive characteristics of Merleau-Ponty’s commentary on intersubjectivity, attention turns to psychoanalyt…
Essay review
Book reviewed in this article: Developmental social psychology: From infancy to old age. By Kevin Durkin. Agency: Its role in mental development. By James Russell. Deconstructing developmental psychology. By Erica Burman. Growing critical: Alternatives to developmental psychology. By John Morss
Psychology of Language
Introduction Language Structure and the Significance of Recursion Semantics The Concept of Meaning Deixis The Interface between Language and Social Interaction Conversational Analysis and Accountability in Everyday Talk Processes and Procedures in Conversational Interaction Power Relations in Language Sign Systems and Social Semiotics The Role of the Reader in Text Interpretation Writing and the Construction of Narrative Text Post-Modern Psycholo…
The occurrence and form of adult-to-child third party reference
Providing Resources for Enhancing the Teaching of Qualitative Methods at the Undergraduate Level
The teaching of qualitative methods is now a required element of degree courses in the UK which seek to gain professional accreditation. This paper reports the work of a network group focused on enhancing the teaching of qualitative methods at the undergraduate level. Following a brief summary of the results of a survey into current teaching practices we indicate potential areas of resource support with linked references to examples produced by t…
The occurrence and form of adult-to-child third party reference
Psychology of Language
Introduction Language Structure and the Significance of Recursion Semantics The Concept of Meaning Deixis The Interface between Language and Social Interaction Conversational Analysis and Accountability in Everyday Talk Processes and Procedures in Conversational Interaction Power Relations in Language Sign Systems and Social Semiotics The Role of the Reader in Text Interpretation Writing and the Construction of Narrative Text Post-Modern Psycholo…
Essay review
Book reviewed in this article: Developmental social psychology: From infancy to old age. By Kevin Durkin. Agency: Its role in mental development. By James Russell. Deconstructing developmental psychology. By Erica Burman. Growing critical: Alternatives to developmental psychology. By John Morss
Projective Identification and Intersubjectivity
The issue of what might constitute intersubjective relations during infancy and early childhood remains something of a puzzle within and beyond psychology. This paper considers whether the psychoanalytic concept of projective identification might supplement or enrich theoretical efforts in this domain. Following introductory comments on distinctive characteristics of Merleau-Ponty’s commentary on intersubjectivity, attention turns to psychoanalyt…
Providing Resources for Enhancing the Teaching of Qualitative Methods at the Undergraduate Level
The teaching of qualitative methods is now a required element of degree courses in the UK which seek to gain professional accreditation. This paper reports the work of a network group focused on enhancing the teaching of qualitative methods at the undergraduate level. Following a brief summary of the results of a survey into current teaching practices we indicate potential areas of resource support with linked references to examples produced by t…
How children aged 2;6 tailor verbal expressions to interlocutor informational needs
Although preschoolers are pervasively underinformative in their actual usage of verbal reference, a number of studies have shown that they nonetheless demonstrate sensitivity to listener informational needs, at least when environmental cues to this are obvious. We investigated two issues. The first concerned the types of visual cues to interlocutor informational needs which children aged 2;6 can process whilst producing complex referring expressi…
Participation and engagement
The study of caregiver–child social interaction during infancy and the early years has expanded considerably over the last 30–40 years as a result of technological advances and associated methods of analysis. Through a consideration of recent research on the emergence of participation in social interaction, this paper considers whether sufficient attention is paid to the background presuppositions and assumptions underscoring contemporary approac…
Doing Qualitative Research in Psychology
Learning to perform
Moving from informal talk to performance
In research on communication in music lessons, masterclasses, and rehearsals, there is a growing focus on multimodal interaction using conversation analysis (CA), where the combination of talk and embodied actions (e.g., using musical instruments, gestures, voice, and score) provides the opportunity to study this complex area in microscopic detail and the potential for findings to inform practice. A methodological approach informed by CA was used…
Psychology (9 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Communication (2 works)