8 Flashcards
Interviewing:
- Structured
- Semi-structured
- Unstructured
….. use questionnaires bassed on a predetermined and standardized or identical set of questions.
Structured interviews
….. are informal, there is no predetermined list of questions and the interviewee is given the opportunity to talk freely.
Unstructured interviews
In ….., the researcher will have a list of theme and questions to be covered, altough these may vary from interview to interview.
Semi-structured interviews
….. may be used to obtain specific information or to confirm a fact or opinion and are more generally used in structured interviews.
Specific and closed quentions
….. need to be phrased clearly, so that the interviewee can understand them and designed to encourage the interviewee to provide an extensive answer.
Open questions
….. can be used to explore responses that are significant to the research topic. They request a particular focus or direction.
Probing questions