About the book
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.
Editions of Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781462510009
- EBook
- ISBN 9781462511945
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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.
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.
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What is Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry?
Society and Social Sciences > Psychology > Psychological methodology
Where can I read a sample of Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781462510009
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry?
Ruthellen Josselson
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Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry is available as paperback(ISBN 9781462510009) and ebook(ISBN 9781462511945)
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