interviewing Flashcards
what are the two types of research question?
nomethetic - relating to discovery of general laws (quantitative)
idiographic - relating to the study of particular facts or processes (qualitative)
what is meant by a structured interview?
the same questions for everyone
what is the interview style called where there is a set of topics to be discussed, but it is more flexible and allows to ask follow up questions?
semi-structured interview
what is an unstructured interview?
there are general themes to be discussed, but the interview will be different for every participant
what techniques should be included in interviews?
funnelling - started with general & open ended questions and progressing into specific & close ended
reflection - using the same language the participants use in their responses
express ignorance - encourages p’s to state the obvious & voice implicit assumptions
what should be avoided in interviewing?
double-barrelled questions
introducing assumptions
complex jargon words
double negatives
how does piloting help?
allows you to identify any issues with the questions
what do you want to transcribe from an interview?
what the participant and interviewer said
meanings of what the participant meant
non-verbal communications
what are the two types of coding?
selective - identifying relevant material
complete - line by line
what are the methods of analysis?
top-down: you already know what you are interested in so you look for that in your data
bottom-up: you look into the data to notice any new patterns without preconceptions
what are some of the limitations of interviews?
over-reliance on self report behaviours
unstandardized questions make comparability difficult
interviewer effects - actions, response bias, appearance
what are some of the strengths of interviews?
allows more exploration of a topic than questionnaires
gives participants a voice
subjective experiences
