‘This is foundational and state-of-the-art for online interviewing methods and technologies…. I salute all of the participants for doing such a wonderful job with it.’—John M. Johnson, Arizona State University
‘The editor has made meticulous efforts to place the various chapters within a useful grid of interpretation, and this will aid readers′ understanding and use of the material.’—S.E. Bennett, Carleton University
In an era of constrained research budgets, online interviewing opens up immense possibilities: A researcher can literally conduct a global study without ever leaving home. But more than a decade after these technologies started to become available, there are still few studies on how to utilize online interviews in research. This book provides 10 cases of research conducted using online interviews, with data collected through text-based, videoconferencing, multichannel meeting, and immersive 3-D environments. Each case is followed by two commentaries: one from another expert contributor, the second from Janet Salmons as editor.
A open-access companion website provides sample syllabi, assignment ideas, links to other work by the book′s contributors, and guidelines for utilizing the book′s E-Interview Research Framework.
Cases in Online Interview Research is an ideal companion to Janet Salmons′ Online Interviews in Real Time, also from SAGE.
Table of Content
Chapter 1. Designing and Conducting Research With Online Interviews – Janet SalmonsPart I. Interview Research With Social Media Tools
Chapter 2. Case: Blog Like an Egyptian – Sally Bishai
Chapter 3. Case: Stranger in a Strange Land: The Challenges and Benefits of Online Interviews in the Social Networking Space – Allison Deegan
Part II. Interview Research in Virtual Worlds
Chapter 4. Case: Interviewing in Virtual Worlds: An Application of Best Practices – Jonathan Cabiria
Chapter 5. Case: Beneficial Interview Effects in Virtual Worlds: A Case Study – Ann Randall
Chapter 6. Case: Learning to Work In-World: Conducting Qualitative Research in Virtual Worlds Using In-Depth Interviews – Taryn Stanko and Jonathon Richter
Chapter 7. Case: Guides and Visitors: Capturing Stories in Virtual-World and Interactive Web Experiences – Patricia Wall, Jonas Karlsson, Zahra Langford, Tong Sun, Wei Peng, Eric Bier, Christian Overland, Mike Butman, Suzanne Fischer and Lisa Korzetz
Part III. Hybrid On- and Offline Interviews: Videoconference, Text, Meeting Tools, E-Mail, and Face-To-Face Interviews
Chapter 8. Case: Transitioning from F2F to Online Instruction: Putting the Action Into Online Research – Wendy L. Kraglund-Gauthier
Chapter 9. Case: Integrated Interdisciplinary Online Interviews in Science and Health: The Climate and Health Literacy Project – Lynn Wilson
Chapter 10. Case: Implementing Technology in Blended Learning Courses – Nellie Deutsch
Chapter 11. Case: Online Asynchronous and Face-to-Face Interviewing: Comparing Methods for Exploring Women′s Experiences of Breastfeeding Long Term – Sally Dowling
Part IV. Reflections on E-Interview Research
Chapter 12. Building the Bike While Riding It: Creating E-Interview Methods While Conducting Research A Meta-Synthesis of the Cases – Janet Salmons