Interviewing for Education and Social Science Research [electronic resource] : The Gateway Approach /
Mears, Carolyn Lunsford.author.
This volume introduces a fresh approach to research using a narrator-centred method, which provides a means for researchers to access the often hidden human responses about a situation so that those who make decisions and write policy may become better informed about the true impact of their actions on the individuals involved.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments and a Note of Confession; User's Guide; 1 Origins of the Approach; 2 The Nature of Interview Research; 3 Ethical Research Practice-Doing What's Right; 4 Foundations for a Gateway; 5 Preparing for the Research; 6 Conducting the Interview; 7 Learning from the Data; 8 Through the Gateway; A Final Word; References; Appendix A: Resources and Technology Tools; Appendix B: Forms and Organizers; Appendix C: Sample Narratives
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
This volume introduces a fresh approach to research using a narrator-centred method, which provides a means for researchers to access the often hidden human responses about a situation so that those who make decisions and write policy may become better informed about the true impact of their actions on the individuals involved.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Organic chemistry.
Social sciences.
Educational sociology.
Assessment.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Organic Chemistry.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.
Sociology of Education.
Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.
Crime and Society.