Interviewing for Social Scientists
An Introductory Resource with Examples
1st Edition
Published on 25. August 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7619-5870-3 (ISBN)
Description
Students at postgraduate, and increasingly at undergraduate, level are required to undertake research projects and interviewing is the most frequently used research method. Interviewing for Social Scientists provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to interviewing. It covers all the issues that arise in interview work: theories of interviewing; design; application; and interpretation. Richly illustrated with relevant examples, each chapter includes handy statements of "advantages" and "disadvantages" of the approaches discussed.
Reviews / Votes
`This is an excellent book. It will be required reading on my methods courses' - Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey`This book is comprehensive, easy to read, fascinating and a must for every college library where students study research methods for short reports or longer theses' - Educational Review
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-5870-3 (9780761958703)
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Persons
Hilary Arksey worked in SPRU for many years, building up a reputation in research into informal care and carers needs. She led on this work in the Unit. It took her to many interesting places around the world where her experience and knowledge in this field helped to spread good practice and research collaborations. She retired from SPRU in 2010.
Social Policy Research Interests
Informal care
Carers, disability and employment
Qualitative research methods
Dr. Peter T. Knight has worked. in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK, since 1990. He was previously the Head of the Department of History at St. Martin's College of Higher Education, Lancaster, UK.
Social Policy Research Interests
Informal care
Carers, disability and employment
Qualitative research methods
Dr. Peter T. Knight has worked. in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK, since 1990. He was previously the Head of the Department of History at St. Martin's College of Higher Education, Lancaster, UK.
Content
Interviews and Research in the Social Sciences
Triangulation in Data Collection
Why Interviews?
Designing an Interview-Based Study
Feasibility and Flexibility
Approaches to Interviewing
Achieving a Successful Interview
Interviewing in Specialised Contexts
Protecting Rights and Welfare
Transcribing the Data
Meanings and Data Analysis
Writing the Report, Disseminating the Findings
Triangulation in Data Collection
Why Interviews?
Designing an Interview-Based Study
Feasibility and Flexibility
Approaches to Interviewing
Achieving a Successful Interview
Interviewing in Specialised Contexts
Protecting Rights and Welfare
Transcribing the Data
Meanings and Data Analysis
Writing the Report, Disseminating the Findings