The Life Story Interview

By Robert Atkinson

Book Overview

First-person narratives are a fundamental tool of the qualitative researcher. This volume provides specific suggestions and guidelines for preparing and executing a life story interview. Robert Atkinson places the life story interview into a wider research context before elaborating on planning and then conducting the interview. Finally, the book deals with the issues of transcribing and interpreting the interview. The author provides a sample life story interview in the appendix.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007S7EN38
• ISBN13: 9780761904281
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.4"