Interviewing

Question 1

How can qualitative research help quantitative research?

Answer 1

• qualitative research can help quantitative researchers to generate new and interesting research questions and hypotheses

Question 2

What is interviewing?

Answer 2

• method of data generation and collection
• considered a professional conversation - Kvale 1996

Question 3

What are structured interviews?

Answer 3

• set of schedule questions which you can’t deviate from
• each participant receives exactly same question
• NOT common in qualitative data collection

Question 4

What are unstructured interviews?

Answer 4

• interviewer uses at most ‘aide memoir’ - notes to jog memory
• more like a conversation
• open ended questions- difficult to carry out as needs experienced interviewer

Question 5

What are semi-structured interviews?

Answer 5

• most common for collecting qualitative data
  -cover duration of 30 min to no more than an hour
• based on semi-structured interview guide
• flexible while maintaining research guidelines

Question 6

What is a semi-structured interview guide?

Answer 6

schematic presentation of questions to be explored by interviewer

Question 7

How to prepare for a semi-structured interview?

Answer 7

• understand topic
• develop outline of questions you are going to ask
• be able to use all recording equipment correctly

Question 8

How to construct interview guide?

Answer 8

• lists the questions or issues that are to be explored
• should be open ended
• start with warm up question- builds rapport - build confidence and trust
• questions should be simple

Question 9

What are follow up questions when constructing an interview guide?

Answer 9

-prompt and probe
- when answers are vague or want to obtain more specific or in-depth information

Question 10

What are open and closing questions when constructing an interview guide?

Answer 10

• good practice to orient the participants to the interview at the beginning eg say who you are
• at the end of interview- is there anything you’d like to add?

Question 11

What will a good interviewer be?

Answer 11

• be completely engaged
• demonstrate they are listening
• don’t be afraid of silence
• multi-tasking