STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS

Question 1

What are structured interviews?

Answer 1

A conversation between 2 people where the questions are set in advance and are not deviated from

Question 2

What are the strengths of structured interviews?

Answer 2

-researcher is present to explain the questions
- reliable
-high response rate due

Question 3

What are the limitations of structured interviews?

Answer 3

-inflexible
-social desirable answers
Expensive to train interviewers
- no verhesten or rapport built

Question 4

Example of a structured interview?

Answer 4

-young and WILLMOTT-families in the east end study
- used structured interviews to research family kinship