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082			_a300.723 _bMCG
100			_aMcCracken, Grant _91844
245			_aThe long interview
260			_bSage Publications Ltd. _aLondon _c1988
300			_a88 p.
365			_aGBP _b22.99
520			_aThe Long Interview provides a systematic guide to the theory and methods of the long qualitative interview or intensive interviewing. It gives a clear explanation of one of the most powerful tools of the qualitative researcher. The volume begins with a general overview of the character and purpose of qualitative inquiry and a review of key issues. The author outlines the four steps of the long qualitative interview and how to judge quality. He then offers practical advice for those who commission and administer this research, including sample questionnaires and budgets to help readers design their own. The author introduces key theoretical and methodological issues, various research strategies, and a simple four stage model of inquiry, from the design of an open-ended questionnaire to the write up of results.
650			_aSocial sciences--Research--Methodology _91414
650			_aInterviewing _92064
650			_aSocial sciences--Research _92057
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