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Qualitative Research Project: Semi-Structured InterviewsGroup Names:Topic: Learning Outcomes:? Evaluate semi?structured interviews (SSI’s)? Discuss considerations involved before, during and after an interview (including sampling method, data recording, transcription, debriefing)? Explain how researchers use inductive content analysis (thematic analysis) on interview transcripts by doing your own inductive content analysis? Explain strengths and limitations of SSI’s? Identify to what extent findings can be generalized from SSI’s? Discuss ethical considerations in SSI’s? Discuss sampling techniques appropriate to SSI’s? Explain the importance and use of reflexivity including:? Effects of participant expectations and researcher bias in SSI’s? The importance of credibility in SSI’s? The effect of triangulation on the credibility/trustworthiness of SSI’sWorking in groups of 4-5, you will conduct an SSI on a topic of your choosing. It can be based on psychology topics like parenting styles, coping methods, persuasion techniques, language use, memory, etc., or you can develop a topic completely unrelated to psychology standards. The point of this assignment is the interview process, not the topic. Requirements:Choose a topic and write a bank of questions to be used by all group membersThe group must decide on a sampling techniqueEach group member must conduct at least one but no more than two interviews Interviews should be 4-5 minutes longInterviews should be recorded: video and/or audioFollow all ethical procedures - Consent-Debrief etc.After conducting the interview, each group member should transcribe the interviewGroup members will then meet and use inductive content analysis to code, categorize and develop themes from their collective body of research on their topicThe group will then write up a summary of the interviews collectively. The write up should include:A brief summary of considerations made before conducting the interview including question development, justification of the sampling technique, data recording, ethical considerations, etc.A discussion of reflexivity and the considerations you made as a groupA summary of the inductive content analysis including the findings and the themes that emerged from the researchDiscuss 2 strengths and 2 limitations of SSI’s using your SSI as the source materialCharacteristics of Semi-structured interviewsThe interviewer and respondents engage in a formal interview. The interviewer develops and uses an 'interview guide.' This is a list of questions and topics that need to be covered during the conversation, usually in a particular order. The interviewer follows the guide, but is able to follow topical trajectories in the conversation that may stray from the guide when he or she feels this is appropriate. When to use semi-structured interviewsSemi-structured interviewing, according to Bernard (1988), is best used when you won't get more than one chance to interview someone and when you will be sending several interviewers out into the field to collect data. The semi-structured interview guide provides a clear set of instructions for interviewers and can provide reliable, comparable qualitative data. Semi-structured interviews are often preceded by observation, informal and unstructured interviewing in order to allow the researchers to develop a keen understanding of the topic of interest necessary for developing relevant and meaningful semi-structured questions. The inclusion of open-ended questions and training of interviewers to follow relevant topics that may stray from the interview guide does, however, still provide the opportunity for identifying new ways of seeing and understanding the topic at hand.Recording Semi-Structured interviewsTypically, the interviewer has a paper-based interview guide that he or she follows. Since semi-structured interviews often contain open-ended questions and discussions may diverge from the interview guide, it is generally best to record interviews and later transcribe these tapes for analysis. That’s why you are required to record the interviews. While it is possible to try to jot notes to capture respondents' answers, it is difficult to focus on conducting an interview and jotting notes. This approach will result in poor notes and also detract for the development of rapport between interviewer and interviewee. Development of rapport and dialogue is essential in unstructured and semi-structured interviews. Try not to take notes during the interview and instead record any immediate thoughts you have after the conclusion of the interview.BenefitsMany researchers like to use semi-structured interviews because questions can be prepared ahead of time. This allows the interviewer to be prepared and appear competent during the interview. Semi-structured interviews also allow informants the freedom to express their views in their own terms. Semi-structure interviews can provide reliable, comparable qualitative data. ................
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