1.5 Structured interviews Flashcards
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structured orally administered questionnaire
Structured or formal interviews are those in which the interviewer asks the interviewee the same
questions in the same way to different respondents. This will typically involve reading out questions from a pre-written and pre-coded structured questionnaire.
The Interview Schedule
A list of questions or topic areas the interviewer wishes to ask or cover in the course of the interview. The more structured the interview, the more rigid the interiew schedule will be
Strengths - practical - Interviewer present-
The response rate tends to be much higher as individuals find it hard to refuse when confronted
Strengths - practical - Used with illitrate
used with individuals who cant read or kids both lol
Strengths - theoretical - produce more valid response
interviewer can clairfy the meaning of a question and clear up any misunderstadnings
limitation - practical - costly
more costly than a postal questionnaires as u will have to train interviewers
limitation- ethically = not ethical as q = pressure
not as ethical as questionnaire as individuals are more liekly to feel pressured to participate and answer questions due to presence of an interviewer
theoretical - limitation - interviewer bias
validity of answers may be affected by interviewer bias where the characteristics of the interviewer influence the responses that they achieve.