Interviews Flashcards
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Different types of interviews
Structured Interviews
Unstructured Interviews
Semi Stuctured Interviews
Groups interviews
Structured Interviews
Types of questionnaire read out by an interviewer who records the response. They are structured and pre-coded questionnaires which meant that the same question are readout in the same order too all respondents. Stuctured Interviews have a rigid Schedule. It is a formal question and answer session. It gives Quantitative data, they aim to be reliable and easily repeatable
Example of structured Interviews
Crime Survey for England and Wales
British social attitudes survey
Wilmot and Young-Symmetrical Family
Unstructured Interviews
an Unstuctured interviews is miore like a conversation without any pre-set question. it might be same. the interviewer is likely is likely to have a mental list of topic they want to cover to give some direction. It gives qualitative data aim to emphasis is validity. smaller scale research,less reliable than stuctured interview,very dependent on the skills of the researcher
Examples of Unstructured Interviews studies
Howard Becker-teacher/pupil interactions
He interviewed to chicago school teacher and found that teacher classified students as an ideal pupil
William Labov-types of interviews
Ann Oakley- Housewife Study had a conversations
Semi-structed Interviews
Semi-structured is not as Flexible as unstructured interviews but not as rigid as structured interviews. Each interviews use the same set of questions but the interview use the same set of question but the interview prop the response of the participants e.g group interviews
Examples of semi-structured interviews studies
Caroly Jackson-lads and ladettes in School-the method of triangulation she founds that in the school process defect attainments and perception about being a geek it was hard to generalise data
Becky Francis-boys,girls and achievement
Group interviews
some interviews have just two people -interviewer and interviwee. Groups interviews involve a group of respondents. .Focus groups are where the interviwers encourages participants to discuss topic and issues with one another
collects qualitative data
can be practical because it allows the researcher to collect a lot of data quickly
Example of group interviews studies
Socials Drinking and Yout by Christine Griffin and et al - the aim of the study-highlight the significance of alcohol consumption in everyday life of ordinary young adults
Paul Willis - learning to labour- this highlight the anti social nature of boys within education
Type of interview used depends on
the type of the data required
the topic area being investigated
sensitivity of the topic area
level ewer of validity
level of reliability being on sought
the skills of the researcher
concerns of interviewer b
practical factors of stuctured interviews
one practical factors of structured interviews is it is relatively quick to carry out as there are fixed questionx this is because structed interviews that can be cover quite a large number of people however there can be inflexible this is because structured interviews make it impossible for the interviewer to pursue any interesting leads that may emerge
practical factors - Unstructured Interviews
one practical factor is that it is to carry out this is because unstructed interview is like a conversation as seen with Ann Oakley’s housewife study with sat with women with children talking about the distrubtion of housework
however it is more time consuming
Ethical Factors (Structured interviews)
One ethical Factors of structured interviews this is because informed consent is given this
there is no risk of harm to the researcher
however sensitivity may be asked which can cause potential psychological harm
Ethical Factors ( unstructured interview
Unstructured interview are good for senstive topics however as unstructured interviews provide indepth response this may potential cause psychological harm
Reliability ( Structured Interviews)
There is high levels of reliability, this is due to fixed questions
Reliability ( Unstructured Interviews)
low in reliability this is because questions can vary depending on the participants
Semi-structured interviews Studies
Carory Jackson -lads and ladettes (Triangulation
Beck francis - Boys , Girls and achievement
Group interviews studies
Paul willis-learning to labour
Ross et al
unstructured interviews studies
Howard Becker -teacher/pupils -teacher pupil interactions interviewed to chicago schools teachers and found that teachers are classified students as a ideal type
William Labov- Types of interviews
Ann oakley
structured interviews studies
Crime survey for england willmott and young -symmmetrical family
