Interview

Interview

1. Interviews

   • Definition
     • It is a conversation between two people in order to collect information
       • Procedures
         • Draft the interview
           • Indicate the questions you'd like to ask
           • How interviews will be recorded
           • Set the time of the interviews
         • Pilot your questions
           • Identify and correct the questions
             • By piloting or testing out them
         • Select your interviewees
           • The sample of the interviewees must be representative and sensible
         • Conduct the interviews
           • Don't be intimidating to the interviewee
           • Respecting silence
           • Use a discret camera
         • Analyse the interview data
           • Cut-and-paste function of Word
             • Grup the responses of every question of each interviewee to compare them
   • Types
     • The unstructured interview
       • Very flexible
       • The discussion of issues is guided by the interviewee
     • The semi-structured interview
       • Less flexibility
       • More questions are determined
     • The structured interview
       • "A face to face questionnaire"
       • More precision in information and time
   • Uses
     • To collect quantitative and qualitative information
     • To obtain complete and deep information
     • Used in descriptive studies
     • Used in phases of exploration