Doing Interview Research
The Essential How To Guide
If you want to use interview methods in your research project but are not sure where to start, this book will get you up and running. With hands-on advice for every stage of the social research process, it helps you succeed in every step, from understanding interview research through to designing and conducting your study and working with data.
The book:
- Discusses eight methods of interviewing in-depth, including semi-structured interviews, narrative interviews, focus groups and online interviews.
- Features over 75 case studies of real interview research from across the globe, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Norway, the Philippines and South Africa.
- Spotlights strategies for conducting ethical, inclusive research, including indigenous research approaches.
Packed not only with learning features - including learning objectives, checklists of questions to ask yourself at every stage of your project, practical exercises to help you put your learning into practice and further reading so you can broaden your knowledge - it is also supported by online resources such as annotated transcripts and videos of mock interviews to empower any social science student to use interview research methods with confidence.
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This is an excellent book, providing very rich insights on how to approach interviews in the context of qualitative research approaches. It is of great value for students, experienced researchers and teachers.
Useful information to support those students wishing to engage with this approach for their thesis and research projects- with this as their exclusive method in the study
Excellent book and there was a gap in the market for this. Many of my students want to undertake this type of research so thank you
An additional source for dissertation students who ma struggle with some of the Interview research concepts
Great for students about to embark on a dissertation using interviews. Enables students to grasp why interviews are an appropriate method.
Really solid resource with lots of how to tips
A helpful text for students exploring methodological options and conducting interviews of various kinds. The range of approaches covered assists student researchers to make appropriate decisions and to justify their methodological choices well.
Essential guidance for students undertaking research based modules
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