CRIM 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thick Description, Active Listening, Focus Group
4 Apr 2018
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Seeks rich and thick description: metaphor of the miner (unearths valuable metals) or traveller (mapping the landscape) More complex and less scripted than quant research (surveys) Uses methods designed to address research question. Re(cid:272)og(cid:374)izes resear(cid:272)her"s role as ke(cid:455) i(cid:374)stru(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) all phases of resear(cid:272)h pro(cid:272)ess: research design, method, analysis and interpretation. Purpose: to gain emic/insider perspectives of participants experiences/realities: their voices. Role boundaries: disclosure (by researcher, distance & neutrality, degree of intimacy. In depth interviews: requires active asking & listening. Read jacob and ferguson article (see link in canvas) Interview as knowledge-producing co-creation of meaning: how to design and conduct in-depth interview study. Balance between structure + flexibility (pre-set questions, open-ended, follow-up questions for clarifications) Most desirable = face-to-face (note issues with telephone, online) Interview passes through a series of stages: arrival. Key: awareness of your role as interview/researcher. Rapport: creating trust and comfort, expressing attention/interest, eye contact. Other qualities: humility/empathy, good memory, thinking on your feet, adaptability, curiosity.
