FRHD 3070 Chapter 12 - Qualitative Interviewing 100% Verified
Describe four characteristics of qualitative interviews. What are the specific features
for each of these characteristics?
Generally, qualitative interviews involve one or more people being present and are
informal and nondirective (i.e., the respondent may take the interview in various
directions).
Qualitative interviews involve a mutual sharing and mutual discovery of experiences
where a researcher might share his or her background to build trust and encourage the
informant to open up, but does not force answers or use leading questions.
Study participants express themselves in the forms in which they normally speak, think,
and organize reality; the focus is on the members’ perspectives and
experiences.
Qualitative interviews can occur in a series over time, whereby a researcher begins by
building rapport and steering conversation away from evaluative or highly sensitive
topics until intimacy is established and then later on, once intimacy has been
established, probes more deeply into sensitive issues and seeks clarification of less
sensitive issues.
Describe five features of the qualitative interview that make it different from a normal
everyday conversation.
A qualitative interview often begins by obtaining consent from the interviewee.
In a qualitative interview there is an explicit purpose, namely to answer the research
question.
In a qualitative interview repetition is included to ensure that the researcher’s
interpretation is correct.
In a qualitative interview the researcher expresses more interest and ignorance.
In a qualitative interview there is much less balance, whereby the majority of questions
are asked by the interviewer.
In a qualitative interview the researcher asks about abbreviations and jargon so that
there is no misunderstanding between the interviewer and interviewee.
,In a qualitative interview pauses can be used by the interviewer to get the interviewee to
elaborate on a previous point.
In a qualitative interview, there is a formal closing that acknowledges that the interview
is over.
How does a researcher go about sampling for qualitative interviews (i.e., what type of
methodology is used)? How is the method of selection justified? What is the procedure
for determining the number of individuals/cases to include in the sample?
Nonprobability sampling, specifically snowball and purposive sampling are used
because the topics that researchers are interested in studying through the use of
qualitative interviewing do not easily lend themselves to probability sampling.
A researcher does not know in advance how many individuals he or she needs to
interview and so simply continues to interview subjects until the same general themes
continue to emerge from the data and no new findings are being revealed (theoretical
saturation).
List five of the ten differences between typical survey interviews and typical qualitative
interviews.
Students may list any five of the following:
Survey interviews have a clear beginning and end. The beginning and end of qualitative
interviews are not clear. The interview can be picked up later.
In Survey interviews, the same standard questions are asked of all respondents in the
same sequence. In a qualitative interview, the questions and the order in which they are
asked are tailored to specific people and situations
Survey interviewers appears neutral at all times. The qualitative interviewer shows
interest in responses and encourages elaboration.
The survey interviewer asks questions, and the respondent answers. The qualitative
interview is like a friendly conversational exchange, but with more interviewer
questions.
The survey interview is almost always conducted with one respondent alone. The
qualitative interview can occur in a group setting or with others in an area, but varies.
The survey interview has a professional tone and businesslike focus; diversions are
, ignored. The qualitative interview is interspersed with jokes, asides, stories, diversions,
and anecdotes, which are recorded.
In survey interviews, closed-ended questions are common, and probes are rare. In
qualitative interviews, open-ended questions are common, and probes are frequent.
In survey interviews, the interviewer alone controls the pace and direction of the
interview. In qualitative interviews, the interviewer and member jointly control the pace
and direction of the interview.
In survey interviews, the social context in which the interview occurs is ignored and
assumed to make little difference. In qualitative interviews, the social context of the
interview is noted and seen as important for interpreting the meaning of responses.
The survey interviewer attempts to mould the framework communication pattern into a
standard. The qualitative interviewer adjusts to the member’s norms and
language usage.
Identify five different qualitative interview question types (Kvale) and provide an
example for each one.
Introducing questions are general opening questions where the interviewee is prompted
to give his or her account of a situation or experience, such as “Do you remember
a time when you experienced being treated differently because of your
ethnicity?”
Follow-up questions are those that are asked by the interviewer to get additional
description about topics just discussed by the interviewee. Interviewee: “I felt
that I was receiving a very negative reaction from the teacher.” Interviewer:
“Negative reaction?” At that point the interviewee would more than likely
elaborate on what he or she meant by this.
Probing questions include asking if the interviewee could give more details about the
event or if he or she has any other examples that he or she could share. An example of a
probing question is “Could you tell me more about that?” Specifying
questions are those that the researcher asks to get more detailed descriptions about
specific aspects of the interviewee’s descriptions, such as “How did you
react then?”
Direct questions can be introduced by the interviewer toward the end of the interview in
order to address specific topics that may not have been covered yet, such as
“Have you ever left a job due to perceived racist treatment?”
Indirect questions are those that the interviewer asks in order to get a sense of how the
interviewee believes other people think, behave, or feel, such as “How do you
Describe four characteristics of qualitative interviews. What are the specific features
for each of these characteristics?
Generally, qualitative interviews involve one or more people being present and are
informal and nondirective (i.e., the respondent may take the interview in various
directions).
Qualitative interviews involve a mutual sharing and mutual discovery of experiences
where a researcher might share his or her background to build trust and encourage the
informant to open up, but does not force answers or use leading questions.
Study participants express themselves in the forms in which they normally speak, think,
and organize reality; the focus is on the members’ perspectives and
experiences.
Qualitative interviews can occur in a series over time, whereby a researcher begins by
building rapport and steering conversation away from evaluative or highly sensitive
topics until intimacy is established and then later on, once intimacy has been
established, probes more deeply into sensitive issues and seeks clarification of less
sensitive issues.
Describe five features of the qualitative interview that make it different from a normal
everyday conversation.
A qualitative interview often begins by obtaining consent from the interviewee.
In a qualitative interview there is an explicit purpose, namely to answer the research
question.
In a qualitative interview repetition is included to ensure that the researcher’s
interpretation is correct.
In a qualitative interview the researcher expresses more interest and ignorance.
In a qualitative interview there is much less balance, whereby the majority of questions
are asked by the interviewer.
In a qualitative interview the researcher asks about abbreviations and jargon so that
there is no misunderstanding between the interviewer and interviewee.
,In a qualitative interview pauses can be used by the interviewer to get the interviewee to
elaborate on a previous point.
In a qualitative interview, there is a formal closing that acknowledges that the interview
is over.
How does a researcher go about sampling for qualitative interviews (i.e., what type of
methodology is used)? How is the method of selection justified? What is the procedure
for determining the number of individuals/cases to include in the sample?
Nonprobability sampling, specifically snowball and purposive sampling are used
because the topics that researchers are interested in studying through the use of
qualitative interviewing do not easily lend themselves to probability sampling.
A researcher does not know in advance how many individuals he or she needs to
interview and so simply continues to interview subjects until the same general themes
continue to emerge from the data and no new findings are being revealed (theoretical
saturation).
List five of the ten differences between typical survey interviews and typical qualitative
interviews.
Students may list any five of the following:
Survey interviews have a clear beginning and end. The beginning and end of qualitative
interviews are not clear. The interview can be picked up later.
In Survey interviews, the same standard questions are asked of all respondents in the
same sequence. In a qualitative interview, the questions and the order in which they are
asked are tailored to specific people and situations
Survey interviewers appears neutral at all times. The qualitative interviewer shows
interest in responses and encourages elaboration.
The survey interviewer asks questions, and the respondent answers. The qualitative
interview is like a friendly conversational exchange, but with more interviewer
questions.
The survey interview is almost always conducted with one respondent alone. The
qualitative interview can occur in a group setting or with others in an area, but varies.
The survey interview has a professional tone and businesslike focus; diversions are
, ignored. The qualitative interview is interspersed with jokes, asides, stories, diversions,
and anecdotes, which are recorded.
In survey interviews, closed-ended questions are common, and probes are rare. In
qualitative interviews, open-ended questions are common, and probes are frequent.
In survey interviews, the interviewer alone controls the pace and direction of the
interview. In qualitative interviews, the interviewer and member jointly control the pace
and direction of the interview.
In survey interviews, the social context in which the interview occurs is ignored and
assumed to make little difference. In qualitative interviews, the social context of the
interview is noted and seen as important for interpreting the meaning of responses.
The survey interviewer attempts to mould the framework communication pattern into a
standard. The qualitative interviewer adjusts to the member’s norms and
language usage.
Identify five different qualitative interview question types (Kvale) and provide an
example for each one.
Introducing questions are general opening questions where the interviewee is prompted
to give his or her account of a situation or experience, such as “Do you remember
a time when you experienced being treated differently because of your
ethnicity?”
Follow-up questions are those that are asked by the interviewer to get additional
description about topics just discussed by the interviewee. Interviewee: “I felt
that I was receiving a very negative reaction from the teacher.” Interviewer:
“Negative reaction?” At that point the interviewee would more than likely
elaborate on what he or she meant by this.
Probing questions include asking if the interviewee could give more details about the
event or if he or she has any other examples that he or she could share. An example of a
probing question is “Could you tell me more about that?” Specifying
questions are those that the researcher asks to get more detailed descriptions about
specific aspects of the interviewee’s descriptions, such as “How did you
react then?”
Direct questions can be introduced by the interviewer toward the end of the interview in
order to address specific topics that may not have been covered yet, such as
“Have you ever left a job due to perceived racist treatment?”
Indirect questions are those that the interviewer asks in order to get a sense of how the
interviewee believes other people think, behave, or feel, such as “How do you
