Open AccessWriting Interview Protocols and Conducting Interviews: Tips for Students New to the Field of Qualitative Research
Author(s) -
Stacy A. Jacob,
Susan Paige Furgerson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2012.1718
Subject(s) - interview , qualitative research , ethnography , psychology , pedagogy , protocol (science) , conjunction (astronomy) , semi structured interview , medical education , participant observation , mathematics education , sociology , medicine , alternative medicine , social science , physics , pathology , astronomy , anthropology
Students new to doing qualitative research in the ethnographic and oral traditions, often have difficulty creating successful interview protocols. This article offers practical suggestions for students new to qualitative research for both writing interview protocol that elicit useful data and for conducting the interview. This piece was originally developed as a classroom tool and can be used by professors teaching qualitative research in conjunction with academic readings about qualitative interviewing.