@inbook{35325,
  abstract     = {{Q is an exploratory method used to elicit discrete patterns of subjectivity (e.g., subjective theories, beliefs). To be more concrete, Q method aims to identify homogeneous latent clusters of viewpoints towards a certain topic from a larger more heterogeneous set of (a priori unknown) different viewpoints held by respondents in the population. For this purpose, study participants are asked to sort qualitative statements concerning a certain topic (e.g., their beliefs toward something) into a grid roughly following a normal distribution indicating whether they agree or disagree with the given propositions. This results in a so-called Q-sort for each participant that then can be fed into a factor analysis that compares the different Q-sorts and groups them by similarity. In the first part of the chapter, Q method is introduced. The second part of the chapter describes a small study focusing on student teachers and their perspectives concerning upcoming long-term school internships.}},
  author       = {{Leidig, Susann and Köhler, Hanna and Caruso, Carina and Goller, Michael}},
  booktitle    = {{ Methods for researching professional learning and development: Challenges, applications and empirical illustrations}},
  editor       = {{Goller, Michael and Kyndt, Eva and Paloniemi, Susanna and Damşa , Crina}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-031-08517-8}},
  issn         = {{2210-5557}},
  keywords     = {{Q method, Subjectivity, Internships, Teacher education, Q sort}},
  pages        = {{441–466}},
  publisher    = {{Springer }},
  title        = {{{Q Method: Assessing Subjectivity Through Structured Ranking of Items}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-031-08518-5_20}},
  volume       = {{33}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}