Problem-centred interview /

The problem-centred interview (PCI) is a technique of qualitative interviewing that is used for collecting and reconstructing knowledge about "problems" (i.e., socially and individually relevant issues) from the perspective of interview partners in a discursive-dialogic way. Historically,...

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Main Authors: Reiter, Herwig (Social sciences researcher), Witzel, Andreas (Author)
Other Authors: Atkinson, Paul, 1947- (Editor), Delamont, Sara, 1947- (Editor), Cernat, Alexandru (Editor), Sakshaug, Joseph W. (Editor), Williams, Richard A., active 2020 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020.
Series:Qualitative interviewing.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The problem-centred interview (PCI) is a technique of qualitative interviewing that is used for collecting and reconstructing knowledge about "problems" (i.e., socially and individually relevant issues) from the perspective of interview partners in a discursive-dialogic way. Historically, it is an integrated methodical response to methodology debates of the 1970s in Germany and has since been widely used in mixed-methods research. The PCI is a theory-generating technique suggesting deductive, inductive, and abductive aspects by combining the openness of qualitative research with a reflexive exchange of social scientific prior knowledge and practical common-sense knowledge. As well-prepared experts and learning interview participants, researchers enter into a dialogue with respondents who are regarded as comprehensively knowledgeable and self-reflective research partners. Framed by a set of communication strategies of general ...
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781529745528
1529745527