Qualitative interviewing Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 types of interviews?
A
- Structured Interviews
- Unstructured Interviews
- Semi-structured interviews
2
Q
Structured interview? (2)
A
- Associated with surveys
- highly standardised
3
Q
Unstructured interviews? (1)
A
- Ethnography
4
Q
Semi-structured interviews? (4)
A
- Qualitative interviews
- Flexibility
- can interview more than once
- Interest in interviewee’s perspective, interests…
5
Q
Different parts of the process (7)
A
- Thematising
- Designing
- Interviewing
- Transcribing
- Analysing
- Verifying
- Reporting
6
Q
How to make sure it’s ethical (3)
A
- Protect participants
- Protect Data
- Build contractual relationship
7
Q
Types of questions (4)
A
- Essential questions (address main goal of study)
- Extra questions (to test reliability)
- Throw away questions (to build rapport - provide “breather”)
- Probing questions (tease out “juicy” details)
8
Q
How should you formulate questions? (7)
A
- Open-ended questions
- Simple language
- Avoid prestige bias
- Avoid leading questions (you don’t.. do you?)
- Avoid double-barreled questions
- Ask questions that your respondent can answer
- Avoid double negatives `
9
Q
What should you do after an interview (3)
A
- keeping notes
- Transcribe (recordings)
- Analysis (looking for common themes)
