| View Larger Image | Qualitative Research Interviewing: Semi-Structured, Biographical and Narrative Methods | Paperbackby Dr Tom Wengraf (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 424 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 25, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 757,096th |
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Qualitative Research Interviewing is unique in its conceptual coherence and the level of practical detail that it offers to the beginning social researcher. It provides a comprehensive resource for those concerned with the practice of semi-structured interviewing, the most commonly used interview approach in social research, and in particular for depth, biographic narrative interviewing, the interview methods of choice in qualitative research. It covers the full range of practices from the identification of topics through to strategies for writing up research findings in diverse ways. The first part describes a coherent conceptual framework for understanding semi-structured and biographic narrative interviewing. It uses examples of good and bad practice from both published research and work by students and field researchers to clarify the following issues: - The purpose of research - The development of research questions - The initial design of interview questions for differently-constructed interview sessions, including follow-up questions - Generating narrative questions and note-taking - Choices of random or theory-driven 'samples' of informants - Managing contact during, and after interviews. The second part deals with data analysis and writing up. The philosophy and politics of transcribing, coding and interpretation are dealt with in a highly practical way and the complex procedure of biographic-narrative interpretation -distinguishing lived life from told story - is described and illustrated in an accessible way. The final sections deal with theorising and the writing up of a range of interview reports using a variety of textual strategies. Examples of good and bad practice from student and published research are included throughout. Qualitative Research Interviewing is a unique and indispensable resource for learning the art and craft of a wide spectrum of methods and approaches in interview based research. |
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Author's review by t.wengraf@mdx.ac.uk (London, England United Kingdom)  4 Stars
March 17, 2002
Since writing the book, I've realised more of its strength and of its weaknesses. What I still think is good about it? If you are a poostgraduate/PhD candidate or a professional qualitative researcher about to design and do, analyse and write-up, research interviews, I think this is a good step-by-step manual with lots of examples of good and bad practice. It goes all the way from designing to writing up, either as regards semi-structured depth interviews in general or as regards biographic-narrative interviews in particular. I wrote it because there wasn't an equivalent, and there still isn't.Weaknesses? I've realised that it is rather like a video-manual: the sections and the chapters need to be read just before or while you're doing the work that the chapter is about. Apart from Part 1, which can be read at any point, the other chapters are not 'about' qualitative in-depth interviewing, they are a D-I-Y manual for each quite complex stage. If you are doing that stage of work, you will find it very useful; if you are not doing that stage, then the chapter will be experienced as too detailed. So: as a conceptual and practical manual for advanced undergraduates, for postgrauates and professionals, I think it works well, and deserves the 4 stars I've generously given it. As a book 'about' designing and doing and analysing and writing up, it doesn't work unless you are yourself doing and grappling with those tasks. For non-practitioners, it gets 1 star at best! Comments and criticisms and other views welcome!
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