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InterViews
Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing
Third Edition
- Svend Brinkmann - Aalborg University, Denmark
- Steinar Kvale - University of Aarhus, Denmark
May 2014 | 424 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Third Edition of Brinkmann and Kvale’s InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing, offers readers comprehensive and practical insight into the many factors that contribute to successful interviews. The book invites readers on a journey through the landscape of interview research, providing the “hows” and “whys” of research interviewing, and outlines paths for students to follow on the way to research goals. Thoroughly updated to account for all recent developments in qualitative interviewing, the New Edition expands its focus on the practical, epistemological, and ethical issues involved in interviewing, while maintaining the fluid and logical structure it has become known for throughout the text.
List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. Introduction to Interview Research
PART I. Conceptualizing the Research Interview
2. Characterizing Qualitative Research Interviews
3. Epistemological Issues of Interviewing
4. Ethical Issues of Interviewing
5. The Qualitative Research Interview as Context
PART II. Seven Stages of an Interview Investigation
6. Thematizing and Designing an Interview Study
7. Conducting an Interview
8. Interview Variations
9. Interview Quality
10. Transcribing Interviews
11. Preparing for Interview Analysis
12. Interview Analyses Focusing on Meaning
13. Interview Analyses Focusing on Language
14. Eclectic and Theoretical Analyses of Interviews
15. The Social Construction of Validity
16. Reporting Interview Knowledge
17. Conversations about Interviews
Appendix: Learning Tasks
Glossary
References
Index
Excellent book which will aid students carrying out research.
Nursing and Midwifery, Middlesex University
January 6, 2015
Excellent chapter on epistemological issues - added this as recommended reading for introducing qual methods.
Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire
December 11, 2014
A useful and highly recommended book for anyone who is, or will be working with interviews.
Sport Science, Tourism & Leisure Dept, Canterbury Christ Church University
November 5, 2014
Good for specific guidance on conducting interviews. Gives practical tips and up to date advice.
Initial Techer Training, College of West Anglia
October 2, 2014
Just like the earlier editions, I am strongly recommending it to any of my students considering to work with interviews.
Department Of Slavic Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin
August 26, 2014
A superb introduction to the craft of qualitative interviewing in academic settings, suitable for undergradate and postgraduate levels. Complex ideas of bricolage, the social construction of validity and epistemology are explained clearly, in relation to practical application. The learning tasks are only a few page out of a 400 page book, and appear to be rather an afterthought. However, this is the only criticism of a book that I will refer to for many years to come.
Salford Business School, Salford University
August 20, 2014
A thorough, well-written text that should prove very useful for both novice and experienced researchers.
Teacher Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal
June 17, 2014
A detailed exposition of the art and craft of interviewing. A must for all students and practitioners of qualitative research.
School of Dentistry , Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentis
June 16, 2014