UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS

Question 1

What are unstructured interviews?

Answer 1

-informal, open ended interviews with no pre-set questions

Question 2

What are the strengths of unstructured interviews?

Answer 2

High validity-in depth answers
-allows participants to express themselves
-builds rapport
-good for sensitive topics

Question 3

What are the limitations of unstructured interviews?

Answer 3

-low reliability-hard to replicate
- time consuming
-hard to compare answers
-risk of interviewer bias

Question 4

What is an example of unstructured intervies

Answer 4

Becker studied teacher labelling in schools and linked it to self fulfillling prophecy
-useful for building rapport so teachers dont feel judged