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Interviews in Qualitative Research

Johanna Spiers

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King, Horrocks and Brooks (2019) have provided a clear and helpful methods text, which is a hands-on guide for qualitative researchers.The publication makes the complex processes and intricacies of qualitative interviewing accessible without oversimplifying or losing the nuance and essence of what constitutes sound qualitative interview practice.The latest addition introduces a new contributor, Joanne Brooks.The second edition is longer than the first edition by 101 pages.The new publication brings Ethics in Qualitative Interviewing to the foreground, moving that from Chapter 7 to Chapter 3.There are two new chapters; the first on Visual Methods in Qualitative Interviewing (Chapter 8) and the second, Chapter 12, on Interviews and Discourse Analysis.Prior to the References, the second edition also includes a muchwelcomed Glossary of Terms.The text succeeds in its purpose to offer a practical guide and useful text, equally relevant to qualitative interview researchers no matter their experience.It provides a thorough overview from the philosophical underpinning all the way through to the analysis of interview research data.

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King, Horrocks and Brooks (2019) have provided a clear and helpful methods text, which is a hands-on guide for qualitative researchers.The publication makes the complex processes and intricacies of qualitative interviewing accessible without oversimplifying or losing the nuance and essence of what constitutes sound qualitative interview practice.The latest addition introduces a new contributor, Joanne Brooks.The second edition is longer than the first edition by 101 pages.The new publication brings Ethics in Qualitative Interviewing to the foreground, moving that from Chapter 7 to Chapter 3.There are two new chapters; the first on Visual Methods in Qualitative Interviewing (Chapter 8) and the second, Chapter 12, on Interviews and Discourse Analysis.Prior to the References, the second edition also includes a muchwelcomed Glossary of Terms.The text succeeds in its purpose to offer a practical guide and useful text, equally relevant to qualitative interview researchers no matter their experience.It provides a thorough overview from the philosophical underpinning all the way through to the analysis of interview research data.

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King, Horrocks and Brooks (2019) have provided a clear and helpful methods text, which is a hands-on guide for qualitative researchers.The publication makes the complex processes and intricacies of qualitative interviewing accessible without oversimplifying or losing the nuance and essence of what constitutes sound qualitative interview practice.The latest addition introduces a new contributor, Joanne Brooks.The second edition is longer than the first edition by 101 pages.The new publication brings Ethics in Qualitative Interviewing to the foreground, moving that from Chapter 7 to Chapter 3.There are two new chapters; the first on Visual Methods in Qualitative Interviewing (Chapter 8) and the second, Chapter 12, on Interviews and Discourse Analysis.Prior to the References, the second edition also includes a muchwelcomed Glossary of Terms.The text succeeds in its purpose to offer a practical guide and useful text, equally relevant to qualitative interview researchers no matter their experience.It provides a thorough overview from the philosophical underpinning all the way through to the analysis of interview research data.

Key concepts: Interview, Qualitative research, Reflexivity, Semi-structured interview, Narrative, Psychology, Sociology, Medical education

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