The interview: from formal to postmodern/

Main Author: Fontana, Andrea
Other Authors: Πρόκου, Αναστασία
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, California: Left Coast Press, 2007
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002475.html
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Interviewing in perspective : The interview society ; The history of interviewing
  • 2. Structured interviewing
  • 3. Group interviewing
  • 4. Unstructured interviewing : Accessing the setting ; Understanding the language and culture of the respondents ; Deciding how to present oneself ; Locating an informant ; Gaining trust ; Establishing rapport ; Collecting empirical material
  • 5. Types of unstructured interviewing : Oral history ; Creative interviewing ; Postmodern interviewing ; Grounded theory and the interview ; Gender and interviewing
  • 6. Framing and interpreting interviews : Framing interviews ; Interpreting interviews
  • 7. Ethical considerations
  • 8. New trends in interviewing ; The interview as a negotiated accomplishment ; Empathetic interviewing ; The problematics of new approaches
  • 9. Future directions : Formal interviews ; Group interviews ; Unstructured interviews ; Electronic interviewing
  • Conclusion.