Qualitative Interviewing: Developing Confidence in Approach and Analysis

About

This in-person course introduces a critical but friendly introduction to qualitative interviewing which recognises both the strengths and weaknesses of interviews in social science research. Participants will be encouraged to critically reflect on why they are using qualitative interviews in their research, their own role in data collection and the nature of the data generated in interviews

Course leader

Dr Gail Hebson

Target group

The course will appeal to PhD social science students and researchers at the beginning of their qualitative research journey and also those researchers who have more experience and want to take the opportunity to reflect on their own qualitative interview practices and gain new insights and learning from up to date examples and their peers

Course aim

To:
Develop a reflexive approach to their own choices about why they are using interviews and what they hope to achieve by using them
Differentiate between distinct philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research interviews and begin to position their own approach in relation to these
Assess the relevance and suitability of different types of qualitative interview sampling designs in relation to their own research
Differentiate between different types of interviews and their suitability for different participants and contexts including group interviews and online interviews

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