Interviews Flashcards
What the the 4 types of interviews
-Structured
-Unstructured
-Group
-Semi-structyred
What are structured interviews
A conversation between people where the questions have been set in advance and aren’t deviated from
What are semi-structured interviews
Questions that have been set in advance but the researcher can deviate from
What are unstructured interviews
Initial questions may have been set but all other questions are based on responses from the participant
What are group interviews
Interviews multiple people at the same time and can be structured or unstructured
Strengths of structured interviews
Reliable
High response rate
Cn explain the questions if people don’t understand
Strengths of unstructured interviews
Present to explain any questions
Flexible
The depth of the data is vast
Strengths of semi structured interviews
Present to explain any questions
Flexible
Depth of data is vast
Strengths of group interviews
Depth of the data is vast
Can all bounce off each other
Limits of structured interviews
Inflexible
Time consuming
Expensive
Not anonymous
Limits of unstructured interviews
Lacks reliability
Time consuming
Expensive
Limits of semi structured interviews
Lacks reliability
Time consuming
Expensive
Limits of group interviews
Lacks reliability
Peer group pressures
Time consuming
