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The Long Interview (Qualitative Research Methods)

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Weighing in at under 70 pages for $19.95 isn't much value. It can be forgiven somewhat given the likely small distribution of this book - or if it fit into a total framework for Qualitative Research Methods as a couple chapters. I'd love to see all the volumes of that put together into one website or book and sold for a more reasonable price.

McCracken does an excellent job summarizing the gathering and use of qualitative research through the long interview, including comparisons between quantitative and qualitative data, the pre-interview research process, formulating questions, and finally, the interview process. I would have liked to see more focus on the interview process, along with more do's and don't.

This book was written at the scholarly level, which makes it somewhat obtuse for those not well-vested in the terminology (including myself). As an aspiring researcher and sometime interviewer at work, I'd like a more straightforward approach.

In all, it covers the topic well, but only for those already familiar with it. For someone looking for practical advice on long interviews, I don't think this is the book.