The Life Story Interview
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Document Type
Book
Description
First-person narratives are a fundamental tool of the qualitative researcher. This volume provides specific suggestions and guidelines for preparing and executing a life story interview. Robert Atkinson places the life story interview into a wider research context before elaborating on planning and then conducting the interview. Finally, the book deals with the issues of transcribing and interpreting the interview. The author provides a sample life story interview in the appendix.
ISBN
978-0761904281
Publication Date
1-6-1998
Publisher
Sage
City
Thousand Oaks
Keywords
Storytelling, autobiography, first person narrative
Disciplines
Folklore
Recommended Citation
Atkinson, Robert. The Life Story Interview. Sage Publications, 1998.
