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Abstract

Drawing upon over a decade of experience in teaching a course on Qualitative Interviewing at the Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis (UK), we present here a series of structured steps to teach qualitative interviewing to students through practical and reflexive tasks. This chapter offers insights into why qualitative interviewing has become so popular in Sociology and outlines a five-stage approach for teaching students to develop their qualitative interviewing skills. We loosely follow Gibbs’ ‘reflective learning cycle’ by supporting students to plan, carry out, and reflect on practice interviews, before having them repeat the cycle and apply what they have learned to their ongoing practice.

Publication Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in Teaching Research Methods in Sociology edited by Liam Foster, Will Mason, and Kitty Nichols published in 2025, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Publisher Keywords:	Qualitative Interviewing, Reflective learning cycle, Reflexivity, Research Ethics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Departments:	School of Health & Medical Sciences School of Health & Medical Sciences > Department of Nursing & Midwifery
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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