Reading Module 2 - “Structuring The Interview”

Question 1

Opening the locks

Answer 1

Researcher is somewhat naive about the matter at hand
Goal: to obtain a broad portrait of what is going on
Structured around one or two main questions designed to encourage the conversational partner to talk at length and in depth

Question 2

Tree and Branch

Answer 2

Researcher divides the research problem into equal parts and each part is covered with a main question

Question 3

River and Channel

Answer 3

Chosen to explore an idea, a concept, or an issue in great depth, following it wherever it goes
You might never get to some of the main questions because you followed up on one of them and then continued following up on the follow-ups