WEEK 5 - 9.1 interviews and focus groups

Question 1

forms of interviews

Answer 1

**1. structured: **similar to surveys => standardixed questions and data, generalizable to population
2. unstructured: open questions, initiates interaction => detailed and specific info
3. semi structured: scedule of questions as starting point

Question 2

interview guide

Answer 2

list of topics and themes to cover

Question 3

asyncronous vs. syncronous

Answer 3

asyncronous- email
syncronous- facetoface

Question 4

guidelines for interviewers

Answer 4

don’t guide interviewee
don’t react
show interest
take notes/ record

Question 5

common types of interviews in ps

Answer 5

1. elite
2. expert
3. expert survets (standardized- aggregated measures)

Question 6

approaches to recruitment

Answer 6

advertesing
direct recruitment- personal targeting
via gatekeepers
snowball sampling

Question 7

what’s a focus group

Answer 7

interview of a group where responses emerge from social interation
- ability to capture social dynamics

Question 8

formal characteristics of focus groups

Answer 8

6-10 participants
purposive selection based on attributes
interviewer is the moderator/ facilitator
semi structured
60-90 min sessions

Question 9

how are semi structured/ unstructured interviews analyzed?

Answer 9

data reduction- qualitative analysis by systematically sumarizing and interpreting responses

Question 10

data reduction

Answer 10

qualitative analysis by systematically sumarizing and interpreting responses