Whether you are doing interviews in your own research or just using other researchers’ data, this book will tell you everything you need to know about designing, planning, conducting and analyzing quality interviews. It explains how to:
- Construct ethical research designs
- Record and manage your data
- Transcribe your notes
- Analyse your findings
- Disseminate your conclusions
Written using clear, jargon-free terminology and with coverage of practical, theoretical and philosophical issues all grounded in examples from real interviews, this is the ideal guide for new and experienced researchers alike.
Nigel King is Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Huddersfield.
Christine Horrocks is Professor of Applied Social Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Joanna Brooks is Lecturer in the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology at the University of Manchester.
Nigel King is Professor in Applied Psychology at the University of Huddersfield. He has extensive experience in the development and use of qualitative methods, especially in applied research. Particular interests include phenomenology, PCP methods, Template Analysis and Visual Methods. He is author (with Christine Horrocks and Jo Brooks) of Interviews in Qualitative Research (two editions: Sage) and (with Jo Brooks) Template Analysis for Business and Management Students (Sage). His substantive interests include human response to nature and outdoor spaces, collaborative working in health and social care, and anomalous/exceptional experiences related to dying and bereavement.
Joanna Brooks is a Chartered Psychologist and Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Manchester. Her research interests include the long-term management of chronic and palliative illness conditions in the home environment, and networks of communication and support in health and social care. She has particular expertise in qualitative research methods and her work is informed by an interest in the development and use of novel and inclusive approaches to research. She is editor (with Nigel King) of “Applied Qualitative Research in Psychology” (Palgrave, 2017) and author (with Nigel King) of “Template Analysis for Business and Management Students” (Sage, 2017).