ISBN:
9780199324309
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (305 pages)
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DDC:
301.0723
Keywords:
Interviewing in sociology
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In The Science and Art of Interviewing, Kathleen Gerson and Sarah Damaske offer clear, theoretically informed and empirically rich strategies for conducting interview studies. Presenting both a rationale and guide to the science-and art-of in-depth interviewing to take readers through all the steps in the research process, Gerson and Damaske show readers how to develop a research design for interviewing, decide on and find an appropriate sample, construct a questionnaire, conduct probing interviews, and analyze the data they collect.
Abstract:
Cover -- The Science and Art of Interviewing -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Depth Interviewing as Science and Art -- 2. Getting Started: Pinning Down the Questions and Research Design -- 3. Interviews with Whom? When a Big Question Meets a Small Sample -- 4. Constructing an Interview Guide: Creating a Flexible Structure -- 5. Conducting Interviews: Seeking Discoveries That Matter -- 6. Analyzing Interviews: Making Sense of Complex Material -- 7. Pulling It All Together: Telling Your Story and Making Your Case -- Appendix A: Examples of Recruitment Documents and Procedures -- Appendix B: Examples of Consent Forms -- Appendix C: Examples of Interview Guides -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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