Investigator-based interviews

Babara Maughan

This paper examines a method of interviewing that combines elements of qualitative research with disciplined data recording and discusses its suitability for the more sensitive subject areas of social research.
  

Investigatorbased interviews

Barbara Maughan King's College London

As all trainee researchers know, one key dimension on which research interviews vary is their degree of structure. At one end of the spectrum lies the structured interview, commonly used in largescale surveys, where question wording and ordering are closely specified, and response formats predetermined. The advantages of this approach for quantitative studies are wellknown: researchers can feel confident that the same 'stimulus' has been presented to all study participants, interviewer effects are minimised,and, provided the questions...

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