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Zusatztext Good! easy! accessible book for undergraduate teaching that fits with what I teach and signposts students well. Succinct! but not too basic either. Good introduction to qualitative interviewing. Informationen zum Autor Rosalind Edwards is Professor of Sociology, and an elected member of the Academy of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, UK. Ros recently joined the Division from London South Bank University where she directed a 5-year ESRC research group programme of work concerned with families and social capital. She is founding and co-editor of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology. Janet Holland is Emerita Professor at London South Bank University, UK. She has had a pretigious career in research, largely at the Institute of Education, where she also taught for many years. With short accessibly written chapters, What is Qualitative Interviewing? explores a range of interview types and practices, and provides illuminating examples with diagrams and extracts. Zusammenfassung This book shows researchers and students how to begin with key questions and theories and the best interviewing tactic to take. What is Qualitative Interviewing? addresses the changes brought by new technologies as well as various enduring issues such as asking and listening, the implications of power dynamics. Inhaltsverzeichnis What do the Key Terms Used about Qualitative Interviews Mean?How Have Qualitative Interviews Developed?What Forms can Qualitative Interviews Take?Where can Qualitative Interviews Take Place?What Sort of Research Tools can be Used in Conducting Qualitative Interviews?What are the Practicalities Involved in Conducting Qualitative Interviews?What are the Strengths and Challenges in Using Qualitative Interviews?What Criticisms Have Been Made of Qualitative Interviews, and Where Next for Qualitative Interviewing?