Lecture 13 Flashcards

1
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Interviews are often thought to be synonymous with ______ _____.

A

qualitative research

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2
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Interviews are a _____ (and _____) way of understanding _____ _____.

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  • powerful
  • common
  • human experience
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3
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Interviews enables researchers to understand ….

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  • participant’s views

- the meanings they attach to their daily lives

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4
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Challenges with interviews:

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  • co-operation is essential
  • interviewees may be unwilling or unable to share all the interviewer wishes to explore
  • interviewees may have good reasons not to be truthful at times (ex. cause harm to someone)
  • interviewer may not understand local language uses or customs (ex. slang, interviewing across cultures, tones)
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5
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2 types of interviews:

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  • one-on-one interviews

- group interviews

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6
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Group interviews are aka:

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  • focus groups
  • sharing circles
  • talking circles
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7
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Group interviews typically have ____ participants.

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6-10

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8
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Group interviews can be _____ _____ and _____.

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  • information-rich

- dynamic

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9
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Group interviews may be grouped based on factors of …

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  • importance to study
  • age
  • gender
  • ethnicity etc.
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10
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3 structures of qualitative interviews:

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  • structured
  • semi-structured
  • unstructured (ie. conversational) (narrative study design)
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Structured interviews have a specific _____ and ____ or questions (no ______).

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  • set
  • order
  • flexibility
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12
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In structured interviews, responses often recorded onto a _____ _____.

A

coding scheme

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13
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In structured interviews, interviewers play a _____ role.

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neutral

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14
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Structured interviews have _____ _____ and _____ _____.

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  • balance rapport

- interested listening

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15
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In semi-structured interviews, interview guide/protocol has room to discuss topics ____ _____ on the interview guide.

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not included

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16
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Semi-structured interviews are not intended to _____ every interview.

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standardize

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17
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Semi-structured interviews have more flexibility than the ______ interview.

A

structured

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18
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In semi-structured interviews, you can follow any …

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interesting avenues that emerge during the conversation

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19
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Unstructured interviews are ______ with a _____.

A

conversation with a purpose

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20
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Unstructured interviews have _____ interview guide, just a …

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  • no

- guiding topic for conversational discusion

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21
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Unstructured interviews are common in….

A

narrative research

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22
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3 components of the interview process:

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  1. intro
  2. questioning
  3. closing
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23
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Intro (interview process):

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intro to researcher, topic, ethical procedures

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24
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Questioning (interview process):

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either structured, unstructured, or semi-structured

25
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Closing (interview process):

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  • focused on regulating emotions (end on positive)
  • participants to share final thoughts
  • outline of next steps
26
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Interview protocol is used for _____ ____ and ____ ____.

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  • asking questions

- recording answers

27
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Probe =

A

little more info

28
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In developing interview questions, _____-_____ questions are important.

A

open-ended

29
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Interview questions need to be/have:

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  • open-ended
  • exploratory verbs: who, what, where, when, why
  • non-directional
  • single focus (avoid “and” questions)
30
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Non-directional questions mean…

A

not too leading, suggesting positive/negative

31
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Single focus questions mean…

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  • not double barrelled

- don’t ask more than 1 thing

32
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In developing interview questions, _____ and _____ _____ questions are important.

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  • probe

- follow up

33
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General suggestions for starting questions:

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  • tell me about…
  • describe…
  • how do…
  • what were…
34
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Open-ended questions does not ….

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presuppose which dimension of feeling or thought will be salient for the interviewee

35
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Give examples of open-ended questions.

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  • how do you feel about…
  • what is your opinion of…
  • what do you think of…
36
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In Rubin and Rubin’s guidelines for conducting a qualitative interview, what are the 3 types of questions?

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  • main guiding questions
  • probe questions
  • follow-up questions
37
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In Rubin and Rubin’s guidelines for conducting a qualitative interview, what is the main guiding question like?

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what motivates you to…

38
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In Rubin and Rubin’s guidelines for conducting a qualitative interview, what are the probe questions like?

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share a specific example of …

39
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In Rubin and Rubin’s guidelines for conducting a qualitative interview, what are the follow-up questions like?

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so, am I right in saying that…

40
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5 types of questions:

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  • feeling questions
  • knowledge questions
  • sensory questions
  • demographic questions
  • time frame questions
41
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Example of knowledge question:

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tell me about your understanding of….

42
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Example of sensory question:

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what did you see/hear….

43
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Example of time frame question:

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how long have you…

44
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Guidelines for interviewing: set the ______ of a ____/______ discussion.

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  • tone

- kind/interested

45
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Guidelines for interviewing: break the ice with more _____ questions and gradually get more _____.

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  • general

- specific

46
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Guidelines for interviewing: ask questions intended to _____ earlier statements.

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confirm

47
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Guidelines for interviewing: avoid ______ _____ by the respondent.

A

getting trapped

48
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Guidelines for interviewing: understand the _____ of the respondent.

A

language

49
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Guidelines for interviewing: guide the conversation around the ______ ______.

A

research questions

50
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Guidelines for interviewing: frame questions in an ______ way.

A

understandabble

51
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Guidelines for interviewing: gently probe for ______.

A

elaboration

52
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Guidelines for interviewing: maintain an interest in ______ _____ that the person actually ______.

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  • concrete examples

- experienced

53
Q

Techniques used by the interviewer vary depending on…

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the group being interviewed (eg. children)

54
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Skills/techniques of the interviewer:

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  • seek to understand concerns and outlooks
  • be sensitive to the moods and responses of the respondent
  • superb listening skills
55
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How to record interviews:

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  • handwritten notes
  • video recording
  • audio recording (verbatim transcription)
  • usually use multiple approaches
56
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Typical approach to record interviews:

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audio + handwritten

57
Q

Do not _____ all the data before you begin _____.

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  • generate

- analysis

58
Q

______ (_____) and _______ go hand in hand.

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  • collection (generation)

- analysis

59
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Analysis begins….

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  • as soon as the first data is collected
  • still fresh in mind
  • might want to alter questions (emergent feature of qualitative research)