April 2023
Beginner
608 pages
21h 24m
English
DOI: 10.4324/9781003377986-28
Interviews are the mainstay of qualitative research and, within many research approaches (see Part 4), they are the central method of data collection. Designing and carrying out interviews is a demanding task that requires critical attention and time, and researchers face choices ranging from the type of interview to conduct, the medium in which to conduct them and the ways in which they will position themselves within them. In this chapter, we provide an overview of using interviews as a data collection approach, along with information about their advantages and disadvantages. We describe the range of different types of interviews used in qualitative research, as well as ...
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