Using the telephone to interview professionals : understanding the use of models in environmental policy /

Social researchers have long been interested in studying organisations and institutions that play key roles in society. One part of this endeavour requires researchers to interview the professionals working in these organisations and institutions. However, researchers often find themselves ill-equip...

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Main Author: Johnson, Peter (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Social researchers have long been interested in studying organisations and institutions that play key roles in society. One part of this endeavour requires researchers to interview the professionals working in these organisations and institutions. However, researchers often find themselves ill-equipped by conventional methodological teaching and texts, which generally ignore the distinct issues involved in interviewing professional participants. This case study reflects on a PhD research project carried out during 2012 involving the use of the telephone to conduct semi-structured interviews with a set of professional participants working on environmental policy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473946552
1473946557