Research Interviewing: The Range of Techniques (Paperback)

Bill Gillham

ISBN 10: 0335215866 / ISBN 13: 9780335215867

Published by Open University Press, Milton Keynes, 2005

About this Item

Paperback. * 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. 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. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research Interviewing: The Range of Techniques (Paperback)
• Publisher: Open University Press, Milton Keynes
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335215866
• ISBN 13: 9780335215867
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

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.