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The Second Edition of Qualitative Online Interviews provides researchers the guidance they need to extend the reach of their studies beyond physical boundaries. Focusing on designing, conducting, and assessing data drawn from online interviews as well as from observations, materials, and artifacts collected online, the book emphasizes the use of in-depth interviews in qualitative research or mixed-methods designs. Written in an easy-to-read manner, the thorough Second Edition offers the practical information and scholarly foundations needed to make thoughtful decisions in technology-infused research.
Preparing for an Online Interview
Preparing for an Online Interview
A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.
After you study Chapter 9, you will be able to do the following:
- Understand the steps needed to plan an online interview
- Outline specific preparations needed based on technologies; synchronous, near-synchronous, and/or asynchronous communications; and the type and research context of the online interview
- Describe the essential pre-interview groundwork online interviewers must complete
Chapters 9 and 10 together address the E-Interview Research Framework category “Collecting the Data.” Collecting data begins with preparation. This chapter explores three interrelated areas of interview preparation: preparing questions or discussion themes, preparing to use the selected interview technology, and individual interviewer preparation.
Planning to Interview
Once the researcher has discerned the research purpose, designed the study, considered ...
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