Lecture 21

Question 1

What are the structure types for on-on-on interviews?

Answer 1

1. Structured
2. Unstructured
3. Semi-structured

Question 2

What is a Structured interview ideal for?

Answer 2

-Ideal for quantitative research

Question 3

What is an Unstructured interview ideal for?

Answer 3

• Ideal for pilot qualitative research

- Used for exploration of a general topic

Question 4

What is a Semi-Structured interview ideal for?

Answer 4

• Ideal for focussed qualitative research

- Has a planned set of questions and a research idea

Question 5

Describe a Semi-Structured interview

Answer 5

• Open-ended questions/probing closed questions
• Open around topic order and question order
• Almost equal roles between interviewer/interviewee
• Still requires preparation, questions, planning, background knowledge

Question 6

Describe a Structured Interview

Answer 6

• Closed questions (or scoring answers to open ended questions)
• Fixed topic and order of questions
• Clear roles (interviewer/interviewee)
• Expansion allowed only if pre-determined (branching)

Question 7

What is branching

Answer 7

Allows for expansion in structured interviews

->”if yes go to Q11, if no then skip to Q13’

Question 8

In one-on-one interviewing what sample size is better?

Answer 8

Smaller is better

Question 9

What is the smallest sample size?

Answer 9

n=1 which would be a case study

Question 10

What technique is used in one-on-one interview?

Answer 10

• Semi-structured
• Ask more than one participant
• Each case is worked on and a common theme across all participants is found

Question 11

What is discourse?

Answer 11

Patterns of language about a concept

->how language is used to convey perspective