This is a concise introduction to the richness and scope of interviewing in social science research, teaching the craft of interview research with practical, hands-on guidance. Incorporating discussion of the wide variety of methods in interview-based research and the different approaches to reading the data, this book will help you to navigate the broad field of qualitative research with confidence and get out there and start collecting your data.
1. Introduction to interview research
2. Epistemological issues of interviewing
3. Ethical issues of interviewing
4. Planning an interview study
5. Conducting an interview
6. Interview variations
7. Interview quality
8. Transcribing interviews
9. Analyzing interviews
10. Validation and generalization of interview knowledge
11. Reporting interview knowledge
12. Enhancing interview quality
