Qualitative research in psychology: problems and perspectives

The study is focused on general methodological problems of qualitative research. Some of the relevant theoretical approaches linked with qualitative research are presented: post-modern epistemology, influence of feministic knowledge version of qualitative research in psychology, transpersonal methodology. Validity of qualitatively based findings is articulated as a key problem in qualitative research. Contradiction between qualitative and quantitative methodology in psychology is conceived as false and non-productive way how to understand a human being