A Practical Introduction to In-depth Interviewing
- Alan Morris - University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
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.
This is a great book for those who are planning to conduct interviews for the first time or to refresh knowledge. It offers practical advice and clear explanations. I recommend it for students from all levels who are studying/planning to conduct in-depth interviews.
Morris provides a user-friendly introductory text for inexperienced researchers wanting to do in-depth interviews.
A great amount of detail on planning and conducting the interviews, with details of strategies for when things go a little 'off'. Vital information for undergrads or anyone considering interviews for their dissertation. Even experienced researchers will learn something from this book.
This text is applicable to a wide range of research practice applications where field work is a key component. It is pragmatic and equally informative for comprehensive media broadcasting based projects.
This is a concise and very good introduction to qualitative interviewing that covers all the major steps in conducting qualitative interviews. It does not approach the topic from a political science perspective (which would have been ideal for my purposes) but is still very much accessible to political science students. An excellent book that my students will benefit from immensely.
This is a very useful text to enable under and postgraduate students explore the various elements involved in conducting interviews.
We are not allowed to "adopt" textbooks, but we can strongly suggest to students. About 1/4 of my dissertation seminar bought the book on their own.
This book is a very useful resource for those who chose to conduct qualitative research using interviews. Equally good for undergraduate and postgraduate level.
A good book to introduce students to the art of interviewing. Very easy to read.
Fits with objectives.
