'L' Terms

Question 1

Life history interview

Answer 1

An unstructured interview that is similar to an oral history interview, but design to gather information on the entire biography of a respondent.

Question 2

Life history method

Answer 2

A method (often referred to as the biographical method) that emphasizes the inner experience of individuals and its connections with larger societal events throughout the life course. It usually entails life history interviews and the use of personal documents as data.

Question 3

Likert item, Likert scale

Answer 3

A widely used format in which respondents are typically asked their degree of agreement with a series of attitude statements that together for multiple-indicator measure. The scale is designed to measure the intensity of respondents’ feelings about an issue.

Question 4

Longitudinal research

Answer 4

A research design in which data are collected on at least two separate occasions.