Week 2: Semi-Structured Interviews Flashcards
Semi-Structured Interviews/SSI
type of study that has a skeleton structure of what will occur in the interview that is designed to ascertain subjective responses of people regarding a particular situation or phenomenon have experienced
SSI Main Aspects
Interview schedule that has open concepts to flow with the topic of conversation domains themes categories items testing of the interview and how it related to the domain, theme, categories and items boundaries identifying the research question
Types of SSI
confirmative
corrective
interpretive
divergent
Confirmative SSI
assessment where the epistemological privilege is known where the participant is the respondent and is the confirmation of the data fitting in the study
see if the data is confirmative of the previous data
most similar to the regular interview style
Corrective SSI
evaluation, refutation, elaboration and correction of data, epistemological privilege is the knower and the known
participant is a collaborator
assumptions are based on what is known and then swaying, either +ve or -vely
Interpretive SSI
discovery and understanding of data, epistemological privilege is the knower and the participant is the informant
discovery and understanding of exponential research based on respondents and expanding on existing research
Divergent SSI
contrasting and discernment of data, epidemiological privilege is a group of knowers where the participant is the informant
participants with conflicting experiences and research is juxtaposing
Purpose of SSI
ascertain participants’ perspectives regarding an experience pertaining to the research topic
Domain of SSI
general topic to be focused on in the research where components of it can be identified, but the answers to the questions are still relatively unknown
Categories of SSI
Subtopics within the domain with common characteristics from the domain
Item of SSI
an individual article or unit that is part of a collection or set. These items form the main structure or question stems formulated for the interview schedule
Aide Memoire
interview chart for SSI that identifies the categories, probing questions in the specific order to be asked and is open ended with citations of where the question might lead to
Philosophy in SSI
Not needing to adhere to a specific theory or philosophy, but is recommended to use a lens to focus the interview. Unfettered by foundational philosophical commitments
