The Unity of Philosophical Experience

"This is a concise introduction to the richness and scope of interviewing in social science research, teaching the craft of interview research with practical, hands-on guidance. Incorporating discussion of the wide variety of methods in interview-based research and the different approaches to reading the data, this book will help you to navigate the broad field of qualitative research with confidence and get out there and start collecting your data"--Publisher's website DOING INTERVIEWS- FRONT COVER DOING INTERVIEWS COPYRIGHT CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION BY UWE FLICK ABOUT THIS BOOK AND ITS SECOND EDITION BY UWE FLICK PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION TO INTERVIEW RESEARCH CHAPTER 2- EPISTEMOLOGICAL ISSUES OF INTERVIEWING CHAPTER 3- ETHICAL ISSUES OF INTERVIEWING CHAPTER 4- PLANNING AN INTERVIEW STUDY CHAPTER 5- CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW CHAPTER 6- INTERVIEW VARIATIONS CHAPTER 7- INTERVIEW QUALITY CHAPTER 8- TRANSCRIBING INTERVIEWS CHAPTER 9- ANALYZING INTERVIEWS CHAPTER 10- VALIDATION AND GENERALIZATION OF INTERVIEW KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER 11- REPORTING INTERVIEW KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER 12- ENHANCING INTERVIEW QUALITY GLOSSARY REFERENCES INDEX Providing practical advice on how to conduct state-of-the-art qualitative research, these volumes show students and researchers how to plan and carry out research in a variety of academic and professional environments