num_pages: 104
description: First-person narratives are a fundamental tool of the qualitative researcher. This volume provides specific suggestions and guidelines for preparing and executing a life story interview. Robert Atkinson places the life story interview into a wider research context before elaborating on planning and then conducting the interview. Finally, the book deals with the issues of transcribing and interpreting the interview. The author provides a sample life story interview in the appendix.
language: English
title: The Life Story Interview
titlecomplete: The Life Story Interview (Qualitative Research Methods)
ratings_count: 30
publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc