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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Janet Salmons is a qualitative scholar and methodologist. She is a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies and edits the newsletter, “When the Field is Online”. Recent books include: Doing Qualitative Research Online 2nd edition (2022), What Kind of Researcher Are You? (2021), Reframing and Rethinking Collaboration in Higher Education and Beyond: A Practical Guide for Doctoral Students and Early Career Researchers with Narelle Lemon (2021), Publishing from your Doctoral Research: Create and Use a Publication Strategy with Helen Kara (2020), Learning to Collaborate, Collaborating to Learn (2019), Find the Theory in Your Research (2019), and Getting Data Online (2019). She previously managed the Sage Research Methods Community (formerly known as Methodspace). Dr. Salmons received a B.S. in Adult and Community Education from Cornell University, an M.A. in Social Policy Studies from the SUNY Empire State College, and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies and Educational Leadership at the Union Institute & University. She lives and works in Boulder, Colorado. Website link: www.salmons.blog Klappentext Qualitative Online Interviews encourages researchers to extend the reach of their studies by using methods that defy geographic boundaries by focusing on designing, conducting and assessing research that relies on data from interviews and related observations, materials or artefacts collected online. The book puts an emphasis on using in-depth interviews in qualitative research and incorporates mixed methods designs where relevant. Qualitative Online Interviews encompasses the practical how-to information needed to make thoughtful decisions and scholarly foundations needed to support them. Zusammenfassung Putting an emphasis on using in-depth interviews in qualitative research! this book shows readers how to expand the scope of their research Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: The E-Interview Research Framework Interview Research: A Window Into the Lived Experience Online Interview Research Online Interviews and Multimethod Research A Conceptual Framework for E-Interview Research Aligning Purpose and Design Choosing Online Data Collection Method for the Study Taking a Position as a Researcher Determining E-Interview or Observation Style(s) Selecting ICT and Milieu Using Visual Research in Online Interviews and Observations Handling Sampling and Recruiting Addressing Ethical Issues Collecting the Data Closing Thoughts Chapter 2: Aligning Purpose and Design Research: New Knowledge and Understandings Understanding the "Research Interview" What Is an In-Depth Research Interview? Interviews in an Interview Society Research Epistemologies, Methodologies, and Methods Theories and Research Design Epistemologies Influence Design Choices Mixed Methods, Multimethods, and Mixed Epistemologies Methodologies and Methods: Key Principles and Distinctions Interviews and Observations in Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Studies Closing Thoughts Researcher's Notebook The E-Interview Research Framework: Creating a Coherent Design Aligning Purpose and Design Across Qualitative Methodologies Key Concepts Discussions and Assignments On the Web Chapter 3: Choosing Online Data Collection Method and Taking a Position as a Researcher Choosing to Collect Data with ICTs Based on Medium, Setting, or Phenomenon Taking a Position as a Researcher Insider (Emic) or Outsider (Etic) E-Research Positions Rethinking Research Metaphors: Travelers, Gardeners, or Miners? Positions, Power, and Symmetry in Interviews