Interviewing as qualitative research : a guide for researchers in education and the social sciences / Irving Seidman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seidman, Irving, 1937-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Education--Research--Methodology.

Education.

Physical Description:

xiv, 178 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2013]

Summary:

Now in its fourth edition, this popular book provides clear, step-by-step guidance for new and experienced interviewers to develop, shape, and reflect on interviewing as a qualitative research process. Using concrete examples of interviewing techniques to illustrate the issues under discussion, this classic text helps readers understand the complexities of interviewing and its connections to broader issues of qualitative research. The text includes principles and methods that can be adapted to a range of interviewing approaches. Appropriate for individual and classroom use, the new edition has been completely updated and expanded to include important new material on ethical issues, long-distance interviewing, computer-assisted data analysis, and more.

Contents:

Why interview?

A structure for in-depth, phenomenological interviewing

Proposing research : from mind to paper to action

Establishing access to, making contact with, and selecting participants

The path to institutional review boards and informed consent

Technique isn't everything, but it is a lot

Interviewing as a relationship

Analyzing, interpreting, and sharing interview material

The ethics of doing good work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-168) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0807754048

9780807754047

OCLC:

812791743

Publisher Number:

99961555062