Steinar Kvale (2007)
Practical guide to planning and conducting high-quality qualitative interviews across academic and professional settings.
This work offers practical guidance for designing and carrying out interviews as a core method in qualitative research. Its contribution is to translate “state-of-the-art” qualitative interviewing into actionable steps that students and researchers can apply in varied real-world contexts. The main implication is methodological: better-planned and better-executed interviews can improve the credibility and usefulness of qualitative findings across disciplines.
Methodological instruction on qualitative interviewing, from research planning through interview conduct.
Basic familiarity with qualitative research aims and research design concepts.
One of the best books for beginners on qualitative methods. Chapter 9 has an excellent guide on how to apply content analysis.
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