Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences

By Irving Seidman

Book Overview

This popular text, now in its fifth edition, provides step-by-step guidance for new and experienced researchers who want to use interviewing as a research method. This user-friendly guide explains the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807746665
• ISBN13: 9780807746660
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Interviewing As Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences

Excellent resource for qualiative research. Will defintely be an asset to anyone who is completing qualitative reserach-especially during a dissertation.

Seidman is the Grand Master of Interviewing as QR

I was fortunate to take Irv's class at UMass. His book is the most comprehensive guide to interviewing, and I have used his method in my doctoral thesis and in multiple academic papers. Irv probably has exploitation issues with his method being used to collect consumer data, but the three-stage interview method is extremely effective in exploring consumption experiences.

Very informative

For the novice interviewer, this is a very informative book. It is clear and precise and gives a decent history of interviewing and the ethics that go with the territory. Just remember that this is only one interviewing book. The author describes his method used at his university and acknowledges other methods. Over all very good. It helped me a great deal for my masters work.

Concise, Informative, Organized

Qualititative research is far more than asking a prescribed list of questions. However, the interview is key and core to learning what the researcher wants to know."Interviewing as Qualitative Research" by Irving Seidman is a concise but informative book explaining the whole process clearly. In fact, the strength of the book is not so much the content -- other books say the same things -- but the presentation. Seidman planned the book well, and subjected it to careful editing and organization.Despite its short length, it is well-outlined, with a complete contents area, index, and eight-page reference section.Chapters include (each has several subsections listed below):* Why Interview?* A Structure For In-Depth Phenomonologicsl Interviewing* Proposing Research: From Mind To Paper To Action* Establishing Access To, Making Contact With, And Selecting Participants* Affirming Informed Consent* Technique Isn't Everything, But It Is A Lot* Interviewing As A Relationship* Analyzing, Interpreting, And Sharing Interview MaterialI fully recommend "Interviewing as Qualitative Research" by Irving Seidman.Anthony Trendl

A classic

Well written, engaging, and intelligent. I use this book to teach two different graduate classes--it's great!