• Week 4: Interview methods: Unstructured, semi-structured individual interviews. Focus group interviews

      Week 4

      Interview methods: Unstructured, semi-structured individual interviews. Focus group interviews

       

      Topics

      Structure, setting, and the role of the interviewer

      Interview types based on the research aim and degree of control

      Oral history, narrative interview

      Semi-structured individual interview

      How to stimulate the interviewee to produce more information?

      Interview guide examples: semi-structured and structured individual interview

      Interview guide example and exercise (In the class make a draft of your interview guide wording, order, and content of questions)

       

      Readings:

      Bernard, R (2006): Unstructured and semi-structured interviewing. In Bernard R. Research Methods in Anthropology. Oxford: Altamira Press, 208-236

      Recommended readings

      Briggs, Charles (1983) Learning how to Ask. Cambridge: CUP. Chapter 5 93-111.

      Holstein, James and Jaber Gubrium (1997) Active Interviewing. In: Silverman, David (ed.) Qualitative research: theory, method, and practice. London, Sage 113-129

      Morgan, David L. (1997) Focus group as qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.

       

      Examples

      Semi-structured individual and focus group interview guides

       

      Assignment: interview guide

      Please prepare and bring your interview guides to the next last class. (Week 5)