Ch 11. Interviewing in Qualitative Research Flashcards
What is the most widely used method in qualitative research?
Interview
Ethnography usually involves a substantial amount of…
…qualitative interviewing
What are the two main types of qualitative interviews?
unstructured and semi-structured
Qualitative interviewing is less structured and more likely to evolve as a…
…natural conversation
What are the differences between qualitative interviewing and quantitative?
Qualitative is much more open-ended, has a greater interest in the interviewee’s perspectives, and tangents are encouraged.
In unstructured interviewing, the researcher uses only
a brief set of points to introduce topics and the respondents’ answers are in free form.
in semi-structured interviews, the researcher has a list of questions or topics to be covered which
offers a somewhat longer interview guide than unstructured and it’s useful when there is more than one interviewer.
What questions do you have when you’re preparing for a qualitative interview guide?
What is interesting about this issue? Just what about this thing is puzzling me?
Before the Interview, it’s important to:
- familiarize yourself with the setting
- good recording device and know how to use it
- quiet/private setting
- use good interview techniques (active listening)
After the interview, note the following (4)
- How the interview went
- Where the interview was conducted
- Other feelings and issues raised during the interview
- What was going on around the interview
Kinds of Questions in interviews
- introducing questions
- follow-up questions
- probing questions
- specifying questions (factual)
- direct questions: interview perceptions
- indirect questions: perceptions of others
The use of silence in interviews.
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.
what’s the primary intent of the interview?
to listen to the interviewee
Values
Beliefs
Behaviour
Formal/informal roles
Relationships
Places
Emotions
Encounters
Stories
Anything part of the human experience
Qualitative Interview Topic
Transcribe only the parts you need because
transcription is expensive and slow (5-6 hours to do 1 hour) and training is required.