Online Interviewing

Nalita joined the Centre for Labour Market Studies in 2004. Prior to this she worked as an educational manager at Nottingham Trent University, and later for the British Psychological Society where she was responsible for training and standards in psychology education. She has a BA Hons in Sociology from Staffordshire University, an MA in Human Resource Management from De Montfort University and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Leicester. Nalita is also an Associate Registered Practitioner of the Higher Education Academy. Dr. Hugh Busher is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education University of Leicester who gained extensive experience of teaching in secondary schools before moving into Higher Education. He researches and teaches to Masters and Doctoral students research methods, the construction of social justice through critical perspectives on the interactions of people, power and culture in mainly school-based learning communities, and the conflicts surrounding students′ voices and teachers′ development in particular institutional and policy contexts. Along with Dr Nalita James in 2009. he published a book on Online Interviewing with SAGE. He is currently co-leading a project on the learning experiences and changing identities of marginalised adult learners on Access courses.

• Online Qualitative Research: Epistemological DimensionsEngaging with Research Participants Online: Interview or Conversation?Developing Online Qualitative Interviews: A Methodological DiscussionThe Displacement of Time and Space: Engagement in Online Qualitative InterviewingEthical Issues in Online Qualitative ResearchConstructing Credibility and Authenticity in Online InterviewsThe Nature of Inequalities and Power in Online InterviewingAnalysing Online Discourse and DialoguesThe Presentation, Curation and Dissemination of Online Qualitative DataConclusion: Online Qualitative Research: Challenges and PossibilitiesGlossary

′[T]he issues covered by James and Busher will raise many interesting challenges, and prompt a deeper reflection on the processes of online interviewing which could impact back on their understanding of face-to-face interviewing as well′ - Qualitative Research ′In Online Interviewing, James and Busher have made a useful contribution to the ongoing discussion regarding the application and advantages of online research methodologies. In addition, they have provided a thoughtful, valuable discussion of vital epistemological and ethical considerations related to this subject′ - The Weekly Qualitative Report