Semi-structured Interviews Flashcards
0
Q
How many interviews per family?
A
3 (both adults and a child)
1
Q
What was the sample made up of?
A
29 two-parent families of different ethnic backgrounds, socially deprived
2
Q
What questions does a topic guide suggest?
A
Mostly open questions but some closed
3
Q
Why was it important to ask mostly open questions?
A
Allowed H&H to collect qualitative, in-depth data required on fathering
4
Q
What would interpretivists argue this does?
A
Leads to more valid data
6
Q
What do positivists believe this would do?
A
Make the study more reliable (not the case with open questions which are low in reliability)
7
Q
What would positivists prefer?
A
To see balance of questions change to more closed questions
