SPEA-J - Public And Environmental Affairs SPEA-J 202 Chapter 10: Chapter 10
25 Aug 2016
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Qualitative interviewing: a verbal interaction b/w and interviewer & a participant that follows a general plan of inquiry, but not necessarily a specific set of questions. Useful for studying: processes, social identity formation, subcultures, subjects known perception of behaviors, topics we know little about. Topics appropriate for qualitative interviewing (ex) how people think about their roles &/or identities (ex) understanding the perspective of those labeled as criminal or deviant by society. The critical realist approach & the qualitative interview. Critical realist perspective: a philosophical view that reality exists, but knowledge is constructed through multiple meanings. Your stance about the nature of reality. Substance frame: figuring out who you will interview & the depth of the interview questions. Decisions about the form & type of interview schedule influence how in-depth & interactive your interviews should be. Interview schedule: the structure of the interview that may have predetermined questions or topical areas to be discussed w/ participants.
