Qualitative Research Methods and the Study of Current Issues of Nationalism 2018/2019 Spring

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)