Qualitative Online Interviews: Strategies, Design, and Skills

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The Second Edition of Qualitative Online Interviews by Janet Salmons provides researchers the guidance they need to extend the reach of their studies beyond physical boundaries. Focusing on designing, conducting, and assessing data drawn from online interviews as well as from observations, materials, and artifacts collected online, the book emphasizes the use of in-depth interviews in qualitative research or mixed-methods designs. Written in an easy-to-read manner, the thorough Second Edition offers the practical information and scholarly foundations needed to make thoughtful decisions in technology-infused research. The text is an excellent example for providing effective and efficient instruction. Learners can easily navigate the various components, and it can be used for self-studyMARVELOUS DEPTH OF COVERAGE ON THE ONLINE INTERVIEW PROCESS. It is at the leading edge of thinking in the field of e-research. Anne-Marie Armstrong, Colorado Technical University [This book] presents a CLEAR, RESEARCH-BASED CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK to understand both the process of qualitative data collection using interviews, as well as ethical and practical considerations associated with design and implementation. This is a most comprehensive book addressing the concepts and protocol of qualitative research methods with particular consideration for computer-mediated thinking, connecting, interviewing, and data collection and analysis...This text is more than a how-to volume on qualitative interviewing. This book is rich with the organizational structure of the process of qualitative methodology that enhances the methods! Sally R. Beisser, Drake University The new edition is timely, and covers relevant areas of using available online media to collect qualitative interviews. Particularly useful as a text to help those who want to DO RESEARCH ON GLOBAL / INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS without being limited by availability of funding for travelling abroad. Faith Wambura Ngunjiri, Eastern University [This is] a very THOUGHTFUL AND ENGAGED TEXT on very important 21st century issues. Concepts, even very difficult ones, are explained clearly and gracefully. Laura J. Hatcher, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale It provides a ONE-STOP SHOP FOR CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS. Debra Borie-Holtz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey This book is AHEAD OF ITS TIME. It tackles the complicated matter of merging technology with research in a rather lucid manner. David Lee Carlson, Arizona State University The text provides EXCELLENT COVERAGE OF UP-TO-DATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWIt provides a framework for learning and thinking about online methods, and it provides tools for designing and conducting online interviews. It is honest and practical. It sits on the top of the new directions in research in the ever growing digital arena. Sherri Oden, Oakland University