{"product_id":"the-life-story-interview-9780761904281","title":"The Life Story Interview","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-person narratives are a fundamental tool of the qualitative researcher. One of the latest volumes in the Qualitative Research Methods series, \u003cb\u003eThe Life Story Interview\u003c\/b\u003e provides specific suggestions and guidelines for preparing and executing a life story interview. Author Robert Atkinson, Director of the Center for the Study of Lives at the University of Southern Maine, places the life story interview into a wider research context before moving on to planning and conducting the interview. Atkinson carefully covers the classic functions of stories, the research uses of life stories, generating data from a life story, and the art and science of life story interviewing. He also thoroughly examines the potential benefits of sharing a life story, getting the information desired and questions to ask, and transcribing and interpreting the interview. To provide further support for the reader, the book concludes with a sample life story interview.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs the use and study of narratives continues to grow in importance throughout the research enterprise, \u003cb\u003eThe Life Story Interview\u003c\/b\u003e becomes an even-more valuable tool for qualitative researchers in all disciplines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: CONTEXTS AND USES OF LIFE STORIES Stories in Context The Life Story in Disciplinary Context What a Life Story Is The Classic Functions of Stories The Research Uses of Life Stories Generating Data from a Life Story The Art and Science of Life Story Interviewing PART TWO: PLANNING THE INTERVIEW The Potential Benefits of Sharing a Life Story Basic Interview Guidelines The Morals of the Story PART THREE: DOING THE INTERVIEW Getting the Information You Want Questions To Ask PART FOUR: INTERPRETING THE INTERVIEW Transcription Interpretation PART FIVE: CONCLUSION","brand":"SAGE Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768003592535,"sku":"9780761904281","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761904281.jpg?v=1758715859","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-story-interview-9780761904281","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}