Unstructured Interviews - Theoretical Advantages + Disadvantages Flashcards
According to Interpretivists what is the only way to secure valid results?
Getting close to people’s experiences and meanings
What can interviewers see the world through by conducting UI?
They can see the world through the eyes of the interviewee
What do respondents have the ability to do in UI?
Have ability to speak freely and steer interview in the direction they wish
What does the absence of pre-fixed questions allow interviewee to do?
Raise issues and discuss what’s important to them
What can probing and encouragement help interviewees to do?
To formulate ideas more clearly
What factor of UI allow interviewees to express answers in their own words?
Use of open ended questions
According to Interpretivists what does research have to be approached with?
An open mind (not able to be down through structured interviews)
Grounded theory
Build up and modify hypothesis during course of research itself, based on facts discovered
What do feminists describe UI as?
Value committed
Why are UI seen as value committed by feminists?
Because they take women’s side and aim to give voice to their experiences
What are UI free from according to feminists?
Free from patriarchal oppression
Which feminist used UI?
Oakley
How many UI did Oakley carry out and how long did each take on average?
178 interviews which took on average 9 hours each
What does Oakley argue that the use of UI allowed her to develop?
Allowed her to develop more equal and intimate relationship which improved quality of research
