Interviewing in Educational Research

Janet Powney, Mike Watts

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Routledge
12 December 2019

Research methods: general; Education

Series: Routledge Revivals

Interviewing is one of the most frequently used research tools in the social sciences, yet its importance as a technique is usually underestimated. As Janet Powney and Mike Watts point out, the practical difficulties of interviewing are often understated, and the theoretical assumptions and implications of conducting interviews can prejudice a researcher’s conclusions.

Originally published in 1987, this introductory, practical guide widens the debate about interviewing with discussion and advice on interviewing in different kinds of educational inquiry, ranging from large-scale surveys to research carried out in individual schools. The authors give guidelines for preparing, conducting, reporting and analysing interviews, and discuss the practical and theoretical problems arising from each of these aspects. Examples are taken from six case studies contributed by researchers who have conducted interviews for different purposes and in different ways.

Interviewing in Educational Research will be valuable to students and researchers in many fields, not only in educational research, but generally in the social sciences, in medical research, economics, business, social planning and administration.

By: Janet Powney, Mike Watts
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138587830
ISBN 10: 1138587834
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 12 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. 1. Setting the Scene 2. Different Ways of Collecting Talk 3. Interviewers and Interviewees 4. Examples of Interviews in Use 5. Guidelines for Practice 6. The Transcription, Logging and Analysis of Data 7. Reporting Interviews 8. Some Theoretical Issues. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

Janet Powney, Mike Watts