1. Volunteering and identity

A summary of my level 3 final project. As much as I enjoyed (and enjoy) quantitative statistics, qualitative research methods intrigued me. Since I felt generally comfortable with the statistics side of research, I decided to indulge in a Critical Discursive Psychology approach using existing newspaper reports. It was enough to secure a 2:1 overall grade; and was inspired by my own volunteering at a local Citizens Advice office. [Reading time: 5 minutes]