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A practical introduction to in-depth interviewing / Alan Morris.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : SAGE, 2015Description: xiv, 143 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781446287293
  • 9781446287637
  • 1446287637
Other title:
  • Also published as: Practical guide to in-depth interviewing
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.4 23
  • 158.39#223
Contents:
The what and why of in-depth interviewing -- Ethics - the need to tread carefully -- Developing the interview guide -- Selecting, finding and accessing research participants -- Preparing for the interview -- Conducting the interview -- Dealing with difficulties and the unexpected -- Transcribing, analysing and writing up the interviews.
Summary: "This book will help you complete your qualitative research project by providing a nuts and bolts introduction to interviewing. With coverage of ethics, preparation strategies and advice for handling the unexpected in the field, this handy guide will help you get to grips with the basics of interviewing before embarking on your research. While recognising that your research question and the context of your research will drive your approach to interviewing, this book provides practical advice often skipped in traditional methods textbooks. Written with the needs of social science students and those new to qualitative research in mind, the book will help you plan, prepare for, carry out and analyse your interviews"--Back cover.
List(s) this item appears in: Social Science & humanities | Computer Science and Engineering
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Reserve Shelf 001.4 M874p 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 01 Not For Loan 025222
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"This book will help you complete your qualitative research project by providing a nuts and bolts introduction to interviewing. With coverage of ethics, preparation strategies and advice for handling the unexpected in the field, this handy guide will help you get to grips with the basics of interviewing before embarking on your research. While recognising that your research question and the context of your research will drive your approach to interviewing, this book provides practical advice often skipped in traditional methods textbooks. Written with the needs of social science students and those new to qualitative research in mind, the book will help you plan, prepare for, carry out and analyse your interviews"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The what and why of in-depth interviewing -- Ethics - the need to tread carefully -- Developing the interview guide -- Selecting, finding and accessing research participants -- Preparing for the interview -- Conducting the interview -- Dealing with difficulties and the unexpected -- Transcribing, analysing and writing up the interviews.

Computer Science and Engineering