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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454422003321

Autore

Gillham Bill

Titolo

The research interview [[electronic resource] /] / Bill Gillham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2000

ISBN

1-282-01308-4

9786612013089

1-4411-6023-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Collana

Real world research

Disciplina

300.723

Soggetti

Interviewing

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Social sciences - Fieldwork

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprinted 2003, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 The Nature of the Interview; 2 Interviewing: For and Against; 3 Focusing on the Interview Questions; 4 The Interviewer as the Research Instrument; 5 Organizing and Managing the Interview; 6 The Use of Prompts and Probes; 7 Piloting and Running the Interview; 8 Carrying out a Content Analysis; 9 Writing up Interview Data; 10 Special Interviewing Techniques; Endnote: The Limits of Interview Data; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Research Interview acts as an aid to students and professionals who aim to achieve high standards of research, either when training in research methods is unavailable or when practical guidance is needed.This book provides a comprehensive knowledge of the basic techniques of interviewing as well as lessons in controlling an interview schedule, using the techniques of questioning prompting and probing and analyzing the contents of interviews.