HLTD04H3 Chapter 10: Chapter 10
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Hltb10 chapter 10: interviewing in qualitative research. The interview is probably the most widely used method in qualitative research. Although interviewing, transcribing interviews, and the analysis of transcripts are all very time-consuming, they can be more readily accommodated into researchers personal lives than spending extended periods of time with their research subjects. Two main types of qualitative interviews are: unstructured and the semi-structured interview. Differences between structured and qualitative research interviews (158) In quantitative research, the approach is highly structured to maximize reliability and validity in measuring key concepts; research has clearly specified questions. In qualitative research, it is much less structured and tends to be more open-ended. It allows great freedom to modify and add research ideas once the investigation has begun. In qualitative research, going off on tangents is often encouraged. The investigator can ask unplanned questions that follow up on interviewees replies.