{"product_id":"life-story-interview","title":"Life Story Interview","description":"\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","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54259546423640,"sku":"9780761904281","price":50.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761904281.jpg?v=1777784468","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/life-story-interview","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}