Interviewing for Social Scientists Elizabeth A. Phelps especially when someone tells you

especially when someone tells you it's "always been done" a certain way

while we in the West prefer to belong to more democratic "alliances

''Debora Conti

Grasmere and the central fells

Interviewing for Social Scientists Elizabeth A. Phelps especially when someone tells youA comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of interviewing as a research method. It covers all the issues that arise in interview work, including: theories of interviewing; design; application; interpretation; and problem solving. Illustrated with relevant and international examples, each chapter includes statements of "advantages" and "disadvantages" of the approaches discussed. The book is also equipped with a checklist which is