Interpreting Interviews

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-85702-258-5
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 214 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

Researchers conducting interviews in the social sciences quickly find that there is no single best way to approach their task. This text offers a critique of traditional interviewing practices and provides a framework for thinking about issues such as trustworthiness, identity and language in a conceptual rather than technical context, allowing you to develop your own reflexive practice.

The research interview is in with the brick and mortar of qualitative research, and is one of the routine methods of obtaining knowledge of individuals, groups and organizations. Through the use of eight original metaphors drawing on trends in language, subject and discourse, this cutting-edge text will encourage you to question the interpretive nature and theoretical underpinnings not only of your interview method, but of the knowledge which is conveyed through it.

This text is essential reading for postgraduate students of qualitative methods and researchers looking to more clearly conceptualise their interviewing practice and explore its theoretical basis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alvesson, Mats

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Views on Interviews: A Sceptical Review
Practical Aspects on Interview Studies
A Metaphor Approach
Rethinking Interviews: New Metaphors for Interviews
Reflexivity: A Framework
Implications for Research Practice
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Alvesson, Mats
Mats Alvesson is Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Bath, and also affiliated with Lund University, Stockholm School of Economics and Bayes Business School, City, University of London.