structured interviews

Question 1

what is it?

Answer 1

-A set of standardised questions read out by an interviewer to a ppt
-Can be open/closed ended questions

Question 2

practical +

Answer 2

-Good response rate
-Quick + cheap
-Issues w ppts not being able to read questions is overcome

Question 3

practical -

Answer 3

-More time consuming than questionnaires
-Interviewers have to be paid

Question 4

ethical +

Answer 4

-Informed consent is easy to obtain
-Anonymity
-Minimal psychological risk
-Right to withdraw

Question 5

ethical -

Answer 5

-No rapport can be built
-Oakley- power structure is created

Question 6

theoretical +

Answer 6

-Reliable due to standardised questions + can be repeated
-Researcher biased = limited
-Results easy to analyse
-Positivists prefer

Question 7

theoretical -

Answer 7

-Can’t delve into deeper topics
-Social desirability w researcher present = reduce reliability
-Interviewers may misinterpret answers
-Interpretivists + feminists rejct

Question 8

examples in education

Answer 8

Labov:
-Linguistic ability, interviewed young black children
-1st setting was w a white interviewer + formal setting
-2nd setting was w a black interviewer + formal setting
-3rd setting was w a black interviewer + informal setting
-Children were able to talk more fluently in the 3rd setting