Interactional Studies of Qualitative Research Interviews
Publisher: Benjamins Publishing Company, John
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9789027262905
Subjects: Social sciences, methodology; Qualitative research; Interviewing in sociology; Interviewing; Interviews
Description: Methodological accounts of research interviews find that how researchers use this tool in their work varies widely: there are many "ways" of interviewing. This edited collection unpacks the interactional dynamics of qualitative research interviews from studies conducted in education, second language acquisition, applied linguistics and disability studies from scholars in the UK, USA, Italy, Portugal and Korea. These studies explore the interactional details of how the identities of researchers and their participants matter for the generation of interview data, as well as the kinds of discursive resources and social actions that occur in tandem with the production of data for research projects. Given the widespread use of qualitative interviews for social research, this book provides a robust contribution to what Tim Rapley has called the "social studies of interviewing."