Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences, 3rd Edition

By Irving Seidman

Book Overview

The third edition of this bestselling resource provides clear, step-by-step guidance for new and experienced interviewers to help them develop, shape, and reflect on interviewing as a qualitative research process. While proposing a phenomenological approach to in-depth interviewing, the author also includes principles and methods that can be adapted to a range of interviewing approaches. Using concrete examples of interviewing techniques to illustrate the issues under discussion, this classic text helps readers to understand the complexities of interviewing and its connections to broader issues of qualitative research.

Equally popular for individual and classroom use, the new Third Edition of Interviewing as Qualitative Research features:

An introduction to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process in its historical context, including an expanded discussion of informed consent and its complexities.Special attention to the rights of participants in interview research as those rights interact with ethical issues.Updated references and suggestions for additional reading for a deeper consideration of methodological, ethical, and philosophical issues, including relevant Internet resources.

Praise for Previous Editions

"A comprehensive perspective of the nature of qualitative inquiry and the art of interviewing.. ."

-- Theory and Research in Social Education

"A good starting point for training new researchers."

-- The Journal of Higher Education

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807746665
• ISBN13: 9780807746660
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"

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!