Interviewing for Social Scientists: An Introductory Resource with Examples

ISBN-13: 9780761958703 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 224 str.

Hilary Arksey; Peter Knight

Opis

Students at postgraduate, and increasingly at undergraduate, level are required to undertake research projects and interviewing is the most frequently used research method. This book covers all the issues that arise in interview work: theories of interviewing; design; application; and interpretation.

Recenzje

`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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.