A Practical Introduction to In-depth Interviewing

Are you new to qualitative research or a bit rusty and in need of some inspiration? Are you doing a research project involving in-depth interviews? Are you nervous about carrying out your interviews? 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.

Chapter 1: The what and why of in-depth interviewing Chapter 2: Ethics – the need to tread carefully Chapter 3: Developing the interview guide Chapter 4: Selecting, finding and accessing research participants Chapter 5: Preparing for the interview Chapter 6: Conducting the interview Chapter 7: Dealing with difficulties and the unexpected Chapter 8: Transcribing, analysing and writing up the interviews

Alan Morris - University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

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