Qualitative Interviewing
Date:
06/06/2024
Organised by:
The Qualitative Researcher
Presenter:
Dr Karen Lumsden
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Dr Karen Lumsden
karen@qualitativetraining.com
Venue: Online
Description:
This live online Zoom course introduces you to qualitative interviews including their benefits and examples of effective interviews.
Overview:
Interviews are a popular method in qualitative research. They allow us to collect detailed and rich information about individuals’ lives, their experiences, behaviours, and how they understand and make sense of the world. The rich insight provided into people’s lives is one of the benefits which the method offers over, for example, standardised surveys or questionnaires.
This live online Zoom course introduces you to the method of qualitative interviews. This includes their benefits, examples of effective interviewing, and the key ethical and practical issues to be considered. We look at types of qualitative interview which include structured, unstructured and semi-structured interviews. We explore the benefits of semi-structured interviewing which involves a combination of pre-set open ended questions with room for the exploration of other (sometimes unanticipated) topics. You will gain experience of designing an interview schedule and of conducting a semi-structured interview.
We cover:
- The benefits of qualitative interviews
- Types of qualitative interview including structured, unstructured and semi-structured interviews
- Designing and structuring a semi-structured interview schedule
- Conducting a semi-structured interview
- Questioning: open and closed
- Practical considerations (i.e. recording and transcription)
- The ethics of interviewing
- Power relations and how to build relationships and rapport with interviewees
Who should attend?
This course will be useful for researchers who are new to qualitative methods or who wish to brush up on their interviewing skills. This includes Masters students, doctoral students and academics. Researchers using qualitative methods in government, policy, consultancy, social research organisations and charities will also find this training useful.
Cost:
£120 (discounted rate for students, unwaged, part-time); £160 (full rate)
Website and registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qualitative-interviewing-tickets-861356098277?aff=oddtdtcreator
Region:
International
Keywords:
Data Collection, Qualitative Interviewing, Qualitative interview design, Face-to-face qualitative interviewing, Qualitative telephone/video call interviewing, Email/online qualitative interviews, Semi-structured interviews
Related publications and presentations:
Data Collection
Qualitative Interviewing
Qualitative interview design
Face-to-face qualitative interviewing
Qualitative telephone/video call interviewing
Email/online qualitative interviews
Semi-structured interviews