Interviewing for qualitative inquiry : a relational approach / Ruthellen Josselson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Josselson, Ruthellen.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interviewing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

first edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Engagingly Written, this Book Builds the Readers Skills for Conducting In-Depth Interviews designed to address a particular research question. With an emphasis on the dynamics of the research relationship, Ruthellen Josselson artfully demonstrates the steps of a successful interview. Each step is illustrated with excerpts from interviews on diverse topics. The book describes how to structure interviews effectively, develop questions that elicit meaningful narratives, cultivate skills for empathic listening and responding, avoid common pitfalls, and deal with problems that develop in an interview. Pedagogical features include practice exercises from Josselsons popular workshops, annotated sample interviews, interview aids, sample questions, and a sample consent form. Book jacket.

Contents:

1.the foundations of interviewing as qualitative inquiry

Introduction to the research relationship

Planning the interview

Beginning the interview

The empathic attitude of listening

The research relationship, part ii: ethics and humanity

The good interview

Learning from bad and difficult interviews

Dos and don'ts of interviewing

After the interview

Conclusion

Appendix A. Interview aids

Appendix B. Sample additional questions

Appendix C. Sample informed consent form.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

ISBN:

1462510051

9781462510054

Publisher Number:

99953503197

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.