Qualitative Interviewing : Research Methods

First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What is Qualitative Interviewing?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series. This book is a step-by-step guide for new and experienced social science researchers looking to use interviews in their projects.Rosalind Edwards and Janet Holland explain a range of interview types and practices, providing real research examples as informative illustrations of qualitative interviewing in practice, and the use of a range of creative interview tools.This new and expanded edition includes:- recent developments in the radical critique of interviews debate focusing on form and content of interviews;- the strategic shift to online interviewing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic;- discussion of the decolonization of methodology and research, and the growing attention to indigenous methodologies for generating data;- an assessment of the changing landscape for qualitative interviewing. The authors explore the use of new technologies as well as issues around asking and listening, and power dynamics in research.Written in a clear and accessible style, the book concludes with an updated annotated bibliography of key texts and journals in the field.