SSH 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Medicine Wheel, Social Status, Active Listening

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 301
• Professor: Julie Tomiak

Document Summary

The researcher uses only a brief set of points to introduce topics. The only thing defined is the broad topic of interest. Interviewees are free to reply in any way they choose. The researcher has a list of questions to be covered (interview guide) Questions may be asked out of order. New questions may be devised and asked on the spot. There is a clear focus on the topic of interest. Always open to new issues that may arise. Familiarize oneself with the setting to contextualize the data. Have a good digital recorder and use it. Use a quiet and private setting for interviews. Question order: factual, thoughts and feelings about the experience, reflection on process (summing up, adjust questions. Note the following in your field notes: how the interview went, where the interview was conducted, other feelings and issues raised during the interview, what was going on around the interview. A moderator or facilitator and several interviewees at once.