2. Interviewing Flashcards
Interviews involve a c____ with a p____
Conversation with a purpose
Interviews involve o____-e____ questions and p____ that yield i____-d____ responses about people’s experiences, perceptions, opinions, feelings and knowledge
open-ended
probes
in-depth
The research questions in interviews tend to be W____? and H____?
What (e.g. individual experience)
How (e.g. social construction)
Interviews explore particular cases and s____/p____ experiences that shows interest in and respect for participants’ own l____, c____ and c____
subjective/personal
language, concepts and categories
Interview questions may seem quite different from your research question as they address the topic in an i____ manner
Indirect
The six steps in an interview based study are:
1. Framing your r____ q____
2. Choosing the t____ of interview
3. Defining your s____ and s____ for r____ p____
4. Developing an interview g____
5. C____ the interview
6. T____ the interview
- research question
- type
- sample, strategy, recruiting participants
- guide
- Conducting
- Transcribing
Purposive sampling means participants are chosen ‘o____ p____’, not r____
on purpose, not randomly
Snowballing sampling means using the i____ few i____ to r____ other potential participants
initial, interviewees, recommend
A funnel structure goes from b____ to n____.
Broad to narrow
The interview guide outlines the m____ t____ to be covered, but it should be f____
Main topics, flexible
Interviews can be s____, s____-s____ or u____
Structured, semi-structured or unstructured
Interview guides are often a mix of question types: i____, m____ questions, f____-u____, p____ and c____.
Introductory, main questions, follow-up, probing, closing
Piloting the interview guide helps identify problems with the w____ as well as helping you m____ it.
wording, memorise
T____ leads to d____
Trust, disclosure
Transcription prepares your data for the next phase… a____
Analysis
