Science and Art of Interviewing

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-19-932429-3
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 447 g

Qualitative interviewing is among the most widely used methods in the social sciences, but it is arguably the least understood. In The Science and Art of Interviewing, Kathleen Gerson and Sarah Damaske offer clear, theoretically informed and empirically rich strategies for conducting interview studies. They present both a rationale and guide to the science-and art-of in-depth interviewing to take readers through all the steps in the research process, from the initial stage of formulating a question to the final one of presenting the results. Gerson and Damaske show readers how to develop a research design for interviewing, decide on and find an appropriate sample, construct a questionnaire, conduct probing interviews, and analyze the data they collect. At each stage, they also provide practical tips about how to address the ever-present, but rarely discussed challenges that qualitative researchers routinely encounter, particularly emphasizing the relationship between conducting well-crafted research and building powerful social theories. With an engaging, accessible style, The Science and Art of Interviewing targets a wide range of audiences, from upper-level undergraduates and graduate methods courses to students embarking on their dissertations to seasoned researchers at all stages of their careers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerson, Kathleen

Damaske, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments

- Chapter 1: Depth Interviewing as Science and Art

- Chapter 2: Getting Started: Pinning Down the Questions and Research Design

- Chapter 3: Interviews with Whom? When a Big Question Meets a Small Sample

- Chapter 4: Constructing an Interview Guide: Creating a Flexible Structure

- Chapter 5: Conducting Interviews: Seeking Discoveries That Matter

- Chapter 6: Analyzing Interviews: Making Sense of Complex Material

- Chapter 7: Pulling It All Together: Telling Your Story and Making Your Case

- Appendix A: Examples of Recruitment Documents and Procedures

- Appendix B: Examples of Consent Forms

- Appendix C: Interview Schedules

- Notes

- References

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kathleen Gerson is Professor of Sociology and Collegiate Professor of Arts and Science at New York University. She is the author of The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family (Oxford, 2011) and The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality (with Jerry A. Jacobs, 2004).

Sarah Damaske is Associate Professor of Sociology and Labor & Employment Relations at The Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of For the Family? How Class and Gender Shape Women's Work (Oxford, 2011).