How To Design & Conduct Interviews [Tut] Flashcards
Pros of questionnaires (in data collection)?
• Good at determining specific information.
• large sample size responses.
• better pattern analysis.
Cons of questionnaires (in data collection)?
• Terrible at determining more detail about a specific question (unanswered why? question).
Pros of interviews (in data collection)?
• One can obtain depth of answers (the why?).
• qualitative data.
Cons of interviews (in data collection)?
• Small sample size responses.
Researcher bias?
= when questions are ordered in a way that is devoid of biases/subjective views of the researcher and where researchers are expected to be neutral when posing questions.
How to inform the prospective participant about their involvement in your study?/Gain confidence of prospective participants(6)
• Explain what your study is about.
• Your expectations of participants.
• Benefits & risks.
• Your promises to them (confidentiality & anonymity).
• Reporting of your data.
• Participation being voluntary.
Things to consider when preparing for the interview. (8)
• Setting (Is it appropriate?).
• Community (Which kind of community is it?).
• Recording of data (consent for audio or video recording).
• Making notes after each interview.
• Consider what themes you will look out for in your initial analysis.
• Consider how you will order & pose questions (researcher bias).
• How do your interview questions align with your research question for your study?
• Why is it necessary to consider researcher bias?
Summary of preparation of interview? (6)
• Think about the research question & turn this into interview questions.
• Decide on the broad themes for your questions.
• Think about ordering the questions.
• Consider Interview setting.
• Consider Study sample.
• Type of responses that you can expect based on the kind of questions that you ask.
Characteristics of a pilot 1a1interview? (3)
• Small group of people.
• Remove any questions that come across as ambiguous, confusing or insensitive.
• Length of interview.
Types of interview structures? (3)
• Unstructured interview.
• Semi-structured interview.
• Structured interview.
Brief description for data analysis?/How to data analyze well?(5)
• Read & reread interview transcripts.
• Code the data from interviews (themes).
• Find patterns & themes that emerge from the data.
• Software programmes.
• Trustworthiness.
Dimensions of trustworthiness? (4)
• Credibility.
• Transferability.
• Dependability.
• Confirmability.
Data collection forms?/How can data be collected? (3)
• Focus group interviews.
• Individual interviews.
• Venue/setting for interview.
Focus group interviews characteristics? (7)
• 6-12 people.
• discussion of the people’s views, experiences, etc.
• pre-determined set of questions.
• Open-ended questions.
• people must feel comfortable to express opinions.
• free communication.
• interviewer should control direction of the interview.
Individual interviews characteristics? (3)
• 1 on 1.
• interviewer & interviewee.
• more in-depth questions & answers.
