Research Interviewing : The Range of Techniques

Bill Gilham

ISBN 10: 0335215866 / ISBN 13: 9780335215867

Published by Mcgraw-Hill Publishing Company Aug 2005, 2005

About this Item

Neuware - \* The most comprehensive book available on methods in research interviewing!\* What is research interviewing \* What techniques are used Exactly what do you do in each technique \* How is interview data analysed and written up The robust, real-world approach makes this book appropriate for practitioner researchers and postgraduate students up to PhD level. Covers distance and face-to-face interviewing, from the un-structured and naturalistic to the highly structured, focused and time-efficient. Emphasis is placed on using the most appropriate methods for the research purpose and how to identify which method is practicable. Based on over thirty years of teaching and supervising research and postgraduate students, the author anticipates questions and difficulties at a level of practical detail. Practical and easy to use, this book is essential for anyone doing research interviewing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research Interviewing : The Range of Techniques
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Publishing Company Aug 2005
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335215866
• ISBN 13: 9780335215867
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 154H x 14D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 337 grams

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Synopsis

* The most comprehensive book available on methods in research interviewing!

* What is research interviewing?

* What techniques are used? Exactly what do you do in each technique?

* How is interview data analysed and written up?

The robust, real-world approach makes this book appropriate for practitioner researchers and postgraduate students up to PhD level. Covers distance and face-to-face interviewing, from the un-structured and naturalistic to the highly structured, focused and time-efficient.

Emphasis is placed on using the most appropriate methods for the research purpose and how to identify which method is practicable. Based on over thirty years of teaching and supervising research and postgraduate students, the author anticipates questions and difficulties at a level of practical detail. Practical and easy to use, this book is essential for anyone doing research interviewing.

About the Author

Dr. Bill Gillham has had over thirty years experience of teaching and supervising postgraduate and research students at the Universities of Nottingham and Strathclyde and from a new perspective, as PhD Coordinator in the School of Design at Glasgow School of Art. He has written, edited, contributed to, and translated over thirty books in areas as diverse as child safety, written and spoken language, introductory psychology, child development, and research methods.