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Interviews
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Interviews
DEFINITION
- Interviews are primarily conducted in qualitative research and occur when researchers typically ask open-ended questions of one or more participants and record their responses.
- Interviews are primarily conducted in qualitative research and occur when researchers typically ask open-ended questions of one or more participants and record their responses.
TYPES
- unstructured interview
- non-directive interview
- focus interview
- Focus group interview
- unstructured interview
PROCEDURES
- Writing the interview: Make a first draft
- Pilot your questions:what kind of questions are you going to ask? How many? How are you going to ask them?
- Select your sample of interviewees:main topic of your research
- conduct the interview
- conduct the interview
- Select your sample of interviewees:main topic of your research
- Pilot your questions:what kind of questions are you going to ask? How many? How are you going to ask them?
- Writing the interview: Make a first draft
DATA ANALYSIS
- Data collection researchers must interpret the information collected to create hypotheses, theories and also reduce the complexity of social reality. To know the best strategies and tools to carry out the analysis correctly, the preparation, exploration, development and data obtained are taken into account.
- Data collection researchers must interpret the information collected to create hypotheses, theories and also reduce the complexity of social reality. To know the best strategies and tools to carry out the analysis correctly, the preparation, exploration, development and data obtained are taken into account.
USE
- Interviews have long been used in research as a way to obtain detailed information about a topic or topic. As there are many types of interviews and questions that can be asked in them, they allow us to collect a large amount of data and can be useful in uncovering insights and experiences.
- Interviews have long been used in research as a way to obtain detailed information about a topic or topic. As there are many types of interviews and questions that can be asked in them, they allow us to collect a large amount of data and can be useful in uncovering insights and experiences.
ADVANTAGES
- You can achieve a 100 percent response rate for your questions.
- You can decide on follow-up questions.
- You ‘hear’ far more than just what the participant ‘tells’ you.
- You can observe body language and interpret the tone of a response to a question.
- They are often seen as an opportunity to express opinions on issues.
- They provide vast amounts of useful data for further analysis.
DISADVANTAGES
- Training in interviewing techniques is required.
- They are time-consuming and costly to conduct
- The data generated can be difficult for a lone researcher to analyse.
- Interpretations of the data may differ between researchers. Whose interpretation should be applied?
- They can easily deviate from the main topic.
- They can easily deviate from the main topic.
- Interpretations of the data may differ between researchers. Whose interpretation should be applied?
