Qualitative Interviewing

First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as <i>What is Qualitative Interviewing?</i> this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series.<br/><br/>This book is a step-by-step guide for new and experienced social science researchers looking to use interviews in their projects. Rosalind Edwards and Janet Holland explain a range of interview types and practices providing real research examples as informative illustrations of qualitative interviewing in practice and the use of a range of creative interview tools. This new and expanded edition includes: <br/><br/>- recent developments in the radical critique of interviews debate focusing on form and content of interviews;<br/>- the strategic shift to online interviewing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic;<br/>- discussion of the decolonization of methodology and research and the growing attention to indigenous methodologies for generating data;<br/>- an assessment of the changing landscape for qualitative interviewing.<br/><br/>The authors explore the use of new technologies as well as issues around asking and listening and power dynamics in research. Written in a clear and accessible style the book concludes with an updated annotated bibliography of key texts and journals in the field.