Engagingly written, this book builds the reader's skills for conducting in-depth interviews designed to address a particular research question. With an emphasis on the dynamics of the research relationship, Ruthellen Josselson artfully demonstrates the steps of a successful interview. Each step is illustrated with excerpts from interviews on diverse topics. The book describes how to structure interviews effectively, develop questions that elicit meaningful narratives, cultivate skills for empathic listening and responding, avoid common pitfalls, and deal with problems that develop in an interview. Pedagogical features include: * Practice exercises adapted from Josselson's popular workshops * Annotated examples of "good" and "bad" interviews * A chapter on interviewing dos and don'ts * Appendices with interview aids, sample follow-up questions, and a sample consent form. * Students and instructors in psychology, education, social work, sociology, nursing, communications, and related fields; professionals and researchers who want to build their interviewing skills. This text is designed for students and instructors in psychology, education, social work, sociology, nursing, communications, and related fields; and professionals and researchers who want to build their interviewing skills. It serves as a supplementary text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses such as Qualitative Methods, Qualitative Inquiry, Interviewing, and Interview Research.