SSCI 2900U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Status, Active Listening
1 Sep 2016
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Lecture 7, interviewing in qualitative research, ssci 2900u research methods, Greater interest in the interviewee"s perspectives and concerns. Flexible, may address topics introduced by the interviewee. Unstructured: the researcher uses only a brief set of points to introduce topics. The only thing defined is the broad topic of interest. No more than a short interview guide. Semi-structured: the researcher has a list of questions or topics. Interviewees are free to reply in any way they choose. Questions may be asked out of order. New questions may be devised and asked on the spot. There is a clear focus on the topic of interest. Always open to new issues that may arise. Establish some degree of loose order to the questioning process. Broad questions related to the research issues. Language that is understood by the participants. Prompts to ensure sufficient personal information about the individual participant is collected to contextualize the data. Familiarize oneself with the setting to contextualize the data.
