Ch 11. Interviewing in Qualitative Research Flashcards

1
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What is the most widely used method in qualitative research?

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Interview

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2
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Ethnography usually involves a substantial amount of…

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…qualitative interviewing

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3
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What are the two main types of qualitative interviews?

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unstructured and semi-structured

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4
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Qualitative interviewing is less structured and more likely to evolve as a…

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…natural conversation

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5
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What are the differences between qualitative interviewing and quantitative?

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Qualitative is much more open-ended, has a greater interest in the interviewee’s perspectives, and tangents are encouraged.

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6
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In unstructured interviewing, the researcher uses only

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a brief set of points to introduce topics and the respondents’ answers are in free form.

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in semi-structured interviews, the researcher has a list of questions or topics to be covered which

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offers a somewhat longer interview guide than unstructured and it’s useful when there is more than one interviewer.

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8
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What questions do you have when you’re preparing for a qualitative interview guide?

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What is interesting about this issue? Just what about this thing is puzzling me?

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9
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Before the Interview, it’s important to:

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  1. familiarize yourself with the setting
  2. good recording device and know how to use it
  3. quiet/private setting
  4. use good interview techniques (active listening)
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10
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After the interview, note the following (4)

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  1. How the interview went
  2. Where the interview was conducted
  3. Other feelings and issues raised during the interview
  4. What was going on around the interview
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11
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Kinds of Questions in interviews

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  1. introducing questions
  2. follow-up questions
  3. probing questions
  4. specifying questions (factual)
  5. direct questions: interview perceptions
  6. indirect questions: perceptions of others
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12
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The use of silence in interviews.

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A pause will give the interviewee an opportunity to reflect and amplify an answer, but don’t pause for so long that the interviewee feels embarrassed.

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13
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what’s the primary intent of the interview?

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to listen to the interviewee

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14
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Values
Beliefs
Behaviour
Formal/informal roles
Relationships
Places
Emotions
Encounters
Stories

Anything part of the human experience

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Qualitative Interview Topic

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15
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Transcribe only the parts you need because

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transcription is expensive and slow (5-6 hours to do 1 hour) and training is required.

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16
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In interviews, you need to be able to vary the order of questions and clear up inconsistencies in answers. What else is important?

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Flexibility: maybe audio recording equipment malfunction or interviewee refused permission for recording to take place.

17
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In order to reflect on reflexivity on how your own interactions with participants have affected (3):

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  1. what was said
  2. how it was said
  3. what was left unsaid
18
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are an interview with a group of four or more people who can interact with one another and the interviewer

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Focus Groups

19
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The value of focus groups is gaining access to the meanings that…

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…develop during the interaction with others rather than in isolation

20
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Makes sure the discussion stays on the issue without directing too much. Makes sure all the people participate

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Moderator//Facilitator

21
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(Focus Groups) Researchers should conduct 10-15 groups and more if

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for demographics that are diverse

22
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Conduct focus groups until you hit

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theoretical saturation when researchers can predict what will be said and no substantial new information is coming from the groups

23
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Size of the focus groups depends on the topic/goals of the research. Morgan (1998) recommends:

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6-10 people

24
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What are the benefits of a small group?

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controversial, complex, emotional
opportunities can arise that do not happen in large group settings

25
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people who already know each other or have had some interaction

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Natural groups

26
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Advantages/Disadvantages of Natural Groups

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Advantages: may be appropriate, depending on the goals of the research. useful if the research is about how social interaction occurs

Disadvantages: pre-existing styles and taken-for-granted assumptions of interaction may affect the discussion

27
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Amount of intervention taken by the moderator depends on (3)

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The topic of the discussion
How much knowledge the participants have
The goals of the research