Week 8: Interviewing Techniques PDF

**Week 8: Interviewing techniques** Chapter 11: Interviewing in Qualitative Research  - Chapter 11 focuses on interviewing techniques used in **qualitative research ** - Emphasizing the flexibility and value of unstructured and semi-cultured interviews - The chapter underscores the...

**Week 8: Interviewing techniques** Chapter 11: Interviewing in Qualitative Research  - Chapter 11 focuses on interviewing techniques used in **qualitative research ** - Emphasizing the flexibility and value of unstructured and semi-cultured interviews - The chapter underscores the significance of **qualitative interviews** in capturing participants perspectives - As opposed to the rigid structure of **quantitative interviews** - It explores the differences between structured and qualitative interviews - With unstructured ones resembling conversations and semi-structured ones guided by an interview schedule but still allowing flexibility in follow-up questions - The use of interview guides, the time-consuming process of transcribing, and the role of focus groups are also discussed. - **Focus groups** offer an alternative to individual interviews by encouraging group interaction, which can reveal deeper insights - However, challenges arise in managing group dynamics, selecting participants, and ensuring effective transcription due to multiple speakers - Finally, the chapter compares **qualitative interviews** with ethnography - Noting that while interviews provide in-depth data, ethnography offers broader contextual insights **Lecture on this week:** - Lecture 8 delves into the purpose and types of **qualitative interviews** - Emphasizing their role in developing a deeper understanding of participants experiences - It introduces the concept of **qualitative interviews** as a co-constructed process - Where meaning emerges through the interaction between the interviewer and the interviewee - The lecture stresses the significance of **qualitative interviews** in eliciting specific language forms, gathering information about things that cannot be observed, and verifying data from other sources - Member checking, or returning to participants to ensure accuracy in interpretations, is also highlighted as an important aspect of **qualitative interviewing** - The lecture further differentiates between various types of interviews, such as respondent interviews, ethnographic interviews, and informant interviews, each serving distinct purposes in understanding social phenomena. - Additionally the lecture explores the use of interview schedules - And different question types - Such as introducing, direct, and indirect questions, to guide the interview process **Connection between lecture and chapters:** - They both emphasize the flexibility and depth that **qualitative interviews** bring to research - They highlight the importance of understanding the participants perspectives and experiences in their own terms - Rather than imposing predetermined categories - Both resources also discuss the use of interview guides, with the chapter focusing on their role in semi-structured interviews - And the lecture detailing specific question types to elicit rich data - Both highlight the value of focus groups as a tool for gathering collective insights - Although the chapter presents additional challenges related to focus group dynamics and transcription The overall connection between the chapter and lecture lies in their shared focus on the significance and **qualitative interviewing** as a tool for gathering deep and context rich data