Full Description
This book provides a practical, pedagogical perspective on conducting qualitative interviews with children and young people.
From designing and choosing the type of interview through to planning, structuring, conducting, and analysing them this book is a complete toolkit. Drawing upon real-world examples and researchers' anecdotes, the authors combine both theoretical background and practical advice to introduce common issues and procedures and to help you undertake your own interviews in the field.
Key topics include how to:
Choose which interview style meets your and your participants' needs
Maintain a safe and ethically sound research environment
Incorporate participatory methods into formal interview settings
Encourage participation and capture the voice of interviewees
Utilise digital tools, software and methods to collect and analyse data
This clear, articulate book is an essential companion for anyone interviewing children and young people.
Contents
The Importance of Interviewing Children for Research
Designing your Interview Study
Different Types of Interview
Different Ways of Conducting Interviews: Face-to-Face, Telephone and Online
Planning Your Interview: Key Decisions and Practical Issues
The Use of Participatory Methods
The Structure and Form of an Interview: Theoretical Background
Ethical Issues with Respect to Interviewing
The Interview Encounter: Child and Researcher Factors that Warrant Consideration and their Interaction
Analysing Children's Interviews
Reflecting and Attending to the Process
