Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry: A Relational Approach

Josselson, Ruthellen

ISBN 10: 1462510043 / ISBN 13: 9781462510047

Published by The Guilford Press, New York, 2013

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Engagingly written, this book builds the reader's 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry: A Relational Approach
• Publisher: The Guilford Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1462510043
• ISBN 13: 9781462510047
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 1.905W x 15.875H x 23.495D centimeters 1.905 centimeters width by 15.875 centimeters height by 23.495 centimeters depth
• Weight: 408 grams

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Synopsis

Engagingly written, this book builds the reader's 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
*Practice exercises adapted from Josselson's popular workshops.
*Annotated examples of "good" and "bad" interviews.
*A chapter on interviewing dos and don'ts.
*Appendices with interview aids, sample follow-up questions, and a sample consent form.

About the Author

Ruthellen Josselson, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. She is a recipient of the American Psychological Association's Henry A. Murray Award and Theodore R. Sarbin Award, and is a cofounder of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry. In her numerous publications, she has explored the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry. Many of her books and articles are based on interviews. She has conducted workshops on interviewing skills for qualitative inquiry in the United States, France, Norway, Finland, Israel, and the United Kingdom.