CRIM 321 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Informed Consent, Structured Interview
18 Jun 2020
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Commonly used method of data collection employed by qualitative researchers. Important to qualitative research b/c uses indivs as point of departure for research process & assumes indivs have unique & important knowledge about social world that is ascertainable & able to be shared through verbal communication. Particular kind of conversation b/w researcher & interviewee requiring active asking & listening. Process is meaning-making endeavor embarked on as partnership b/w interviewer & their participant. Ideally, degree of division & hierarchy b/w 2 collaborators is low & they are placed on same plane. In-depth interviews generally less time-consuming than fieldwork, so when topic under investigation not linked to particular setting but can be ascertained from indivs in prearranged setting, in-depth interviews may be appealing & appropriate. Typically, researchers conducting in-depth interviews are looking for patterns emerging from thick descriptions of social life recounted by participants. Qualitative interviews designed to get at deep info/knowledge.
