In-Depth Interviewing (3e)

In-Depth Interviewing 3e provides a detailed discussion of the use of in-depth interviewing as a research tool for collecting data to better understand people. This Australian text provides students, researchers and practitioners with a thorough exposition of the value of using in-depth interviewing in qualitative research. Examples of research are used across the disciplines to show its wide applicability. Like the previous editions, the book goes beyond simply providing a description of collecting data by this method. It shows the reader the relationship between theory and research; the complex human side of the fieldwork process; the logic of doing in-depth interviewing; the connections between data collection, analysis and report writing; and the repertoire of field strategies one might develop in order to cope with the social and political context of qualitative research.

The book is written for both an undergraduate and postgraduate social sciences and health sciences audience, with the authors spanning the disciplines of sociology, education, gerontology, public health and music.

• A more user friendly discussion of the role of theory in research, covering the different theoretical perspectives that have arisen during the last decade,
• A rewritten chapter on how to conduct literature reviews using the various new technologies now available and forever changing how we access information,
• The inclusion of group interviewing techniques ,on-line interviewing and the use of videos in interviewing,
• A fully revised chapter of the ethics and politics of in-depth interviewing to assist researchers in considering the issues prior to, during and after the research process,
• A more detailed discussion of the insider/outsider role and the impact on both the processes and pragmatics of conducting interviews,
• Inclusion of a section on the use of in depth interviews in mixed method studies,
• A new section examining the impact of interviewees from different groups on the interview process including key informant interviews,
• A revised chapter on the pragmatics of conducting interviews including a detailed discussion of methods of recruitment, recording (video, digital etc) and transcription of interviews,
• A detailed discussion of the different frameworks available to qualitative researchers to guide the data analysis,
• A discussion of the different types of qualitative data analysis software and how researchers have used computers to assist them with their data analysis.