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Qualitative Interviewing
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Qualitative Interviewing
The Art of Hearing Data

Third Edition


October 2011 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The book describes in-depth qualitative interviewing from the very beginning to last step, from its underlying philosophy and assumptions to project design, analysis and write up. In responsive interviewing, the stages of research-design, data gathering, and analysis-are intimately linked. Researchers perform analysis throughout their projects, not just at the end, so that as they learn more, they can modify both the research problem they are exploring and the questions they ask.

The book assumes no prior knowledge or experience, and the authors' tone is conversational, revealing that interviewers can make mistakes, recover from them and still obtain rich and meaningful information.

 
Chapter 1. Listening, Hearing, and Sharing
 
Chapter 2. Research Philosophy and Qualitative Interviews
 
Chapter 3. Qualitative Data Gathering Methods and Style
 
Chapter 4. Designing Research for the Responsive Interviewing Model
 
Chapter 5. Designing for Quality
 
Chapter 6. Conversational Partnerships
 
Chapter 7. The Responsive Interview as an Extended Conversation
 
Chapter 8. Structure of the Responsive Interview
 
Chapter 9. Designing Main Questions and Probes
 
Chapter 10. Preparing Follow-Up Questions
 
Chapter 11. Variants of the Responsive Interviewing Model
 
Chapter 12. Data Analysis in the Responsive Interviewing Model
 
Chapter 13. Sharing the Results
 
Chapter 14. Personal Reflections on Responsive Interviewing

I use this book as an essential recommentation for my PH D method course (students are per semester about 7 - 9;

Professor Manfred Fuchs
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October 23, 2013

Good book, but turned out not to be applicable to the student level

Mrs Cynthia Knittle
Health Sciences, University of Phoenix - Phoenix
August 7, 2013

Excellent source for students who opt for qualitative projects. Could not justify requiring for all students.

Dr John Hedgcock
GSTILE, Monterey Institute of International Studies
June 29, 2013

This text is clear and thorough in its coverage of the various aspects of conducting qualitative research. It is a good foundational text for students who are in the early stages of developing their research projects.

Dr Denise Lewis
Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia
September 20, 2012

Excellent text for my first-year doctoral students in their qualitative methods class. Includes theory, a broad number of examples, practice, and most of all, a humanistic, action research orientation. I will continue to use this text. Thank you!

Dr Janet De Merode
International Psychology, Chicago School of Psychology
June 13, 2012

An excellent text covering the key aspect of interviewing

Dr Rob Monks
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April 19, 2012

Highly recommended at masters and doctoral level for professional practice based programmes. An excellent technical text with a rich and accessible content.

Dr Mehmet Ali Dikerdem
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April 13, 2012

The content was just right for this course.

Mrs Sharon Toombs
College of Nursing, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
March 26, 2012

Very useful for the module 'interviews and interviewing'

Dr Sophie Gilliat-Ray
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March 12, 2012
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Herbert J. Rubin

Herbert J. Rubin is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Northern Illinois University. He is the author of Applied Social Research and (with Irene Rubin) four editions of Community Organizing and Development. He has written articles based on in-depth interviewing that explore rural development in Thailand, suburban land-use fights, cooperative housing and economic and community development. Both his monograph on Thailand, The Dynamics of Development in Rural Development and his book on community renewal in the United States, Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair: The Community-based Development Model, are based on participant... More About Author

Irene S. Rubin

Irene S. Rubin is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University.  She is the author of Running in the Red: The Political Dynamics of Urban Fiscal Stress, Shrinking the Federal Government, Class Tax and Power: Municipal Budgeting in the United States, and Balancing the Federal Budget: Eating the Seed Corn or Trimming the Herds, all four of which rely extensively on qualitative interviews.  She has written journal articles about citizen participation in local level government in Thailand, how universities adapt when their budgets are cut, and fights between legislative staffers and elected and appointed... More About Author

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ISBN: 9781412978378
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