Using in-depth qualitative interviews, authors Herbert J. Rubin and Irene S. Rubin have researched topics ranging from community redevelopment programs to the politics of budgeting and been energized by the depth, thoroughness, and credibility of what was revealed. They describe in-depth qualitative interviewing from beginning to end, from its underlying philosophy and assumptions to project design, analysis and write up.
‘This book is exactly what I was looking for in that it covers interviewing and analysis in depth.’—Daphne John, Oberlin College
‘Students leave this book fully informed of the nuances and complexity of interviewing as well as excited about the promise interview research findings offer.’—Hannah Britton, University of Kansas
‘The authors′ focus on the reflective process, question development, and procedural steps associated with qualitative research is rich and thorough.’—Tracy M. Lara, Kent State University
表中的内容
Chapter 1. Listening, Hearing, and Sharing
Chapter 2. Research Philosophy and Qualitative Interviews
Chapter 3. Qualitative Data Gathering Methods and Style
Chapter 4. Designing Research for the Responsive Interviewing Model
Chapter 5. Designing for Quality
Chapter 6. Conversational Partnerships
Chapter 7. The Responsive Interview as an Extended Conversation
Chapter 8. Structure of the Responsive Interview
Chapter 9. Designing Main Questions and Probes
Chapter 10. Preparing Follow-Up Questions
Chapter 11. Variants of the Responsive Interviewing Model
Chapter 12. Data Analysis in the Responsive Interviewing Model
Chapter 13. Sharing the Results
Chapter 14. Personal Reflections on Responsive Interviewing
关于作者
Irene S. Rubin is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Running in the Red: The Political Dynamics of Urban Fiscal Stress, Shrinking the Federal Government, Class Tax and Power: Municipal Budgeting in the United States, and Balancing the Federal Budget: Eating the Seed Corn or Trimming the Herds, all four of which rely extensively on qualitative interviews. She has written journal articles about citizen participation in local level government in Thailand, how universities adapt when their budgets are cut, and fights between legislative staffers and elected and appointed officials about unworkable policy proposals, all based on qualitative interviews. She is in the middle of an interviewing project about how local officials view and use contracts with the private sector and with other governmental units to provide public services.