Situating and Constructing Diversity in Semi-Structured Interviews

Although semi-structured interviews (SSIs) are used extensively in research, scant attention is given to their diversity, underlying assumptions, construction, and broad applications to qualitative and mixed-method research. In this three-part article, we discuss the following: (a) how the SSI is si...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Global qualitative nursing research Jg. 2; S. 2333393615597674 - 12 pages
Hauptverfasser:	McIntosh, Michele J., Morse, Janice M.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2015 SAGE Publishing
Schlagworte:	qualitative research methods mixed-method design semi-structured interviews interview
ISSN:	2333-3936, 2333-3936
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Although semi-structured interviews (SSIs) are used extensively in research, scant attention is given to their diversity, underlying assumptions, construction, and broad applications to qualitative and mixed-method research. In this three-part article, we discuss the following: (a) how the SSI is situated historically including its evolution and diversification, (b) the principles of constructing SSIs, and (c) how SSIs are utilized as a stand-alone research method, and as strategy within a mixed-method design.
Bibliographie:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2
ISSN:	2333-3936 2333-3936
DOI:	10.1177/2333393615597674