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Conducting Effective Research Interviews

This document discusses different types of interviews that can be used for research purposes. It outlines several key points about interviews: - Interviews are used to collect qualitative data and can take different forms, including structured interviews with guidelines, semi-structured interviews, open interviews, and focus groups. - Proper interview design is important, such as introducing the purpose, organizing questions by theme, asking precise questions, and avoiding suggesting answers. - Conducting a good interview requires maintaining the dialogue, staying neutral, and ensuring documentation. - Interviews can provide valuable insights through authentic language, new perspectives, and historical context. However, they also present challenges to analyze, require resources, and carry a risk of misunder

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Conducting Effective Research Interviews

This document discusses different types of interviews that can be used for research purposes. It outlines several key points about interviews: - Interviews are used to collect qualitative data and can take different forms, including structured interviews with guidelines, semi-structured interviews, open interviews, and focus groups. - Proper interview design is important, such as introducing the purpose, organizing questions by theme, asking precise questions, and avoiding suggesting answers. - Conducting a good interview requires maintaining the dialogue, staying neutral, and ensuring documentation. - Interviews can provide valuable insights through authentic language, new perspectives, and historical context. However, they also present challenges to analyze, require resources, and carry a risk of misunder

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Research interviews

 To collect qualitative data


 Differnt types of interviews
 To conduct the ”interview”

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


Workshop

You work in groups – three persons.


You shall create a manual for conducting an interview on the issue:

”what can you do to be contacted for a job inside the sport and event
business?”

How will you analyze the data?

The goups will organize an interview.


And will evaluate the interview according to the guidelines in the part of the
lecture

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


Why choose the interview?

 becauce of:
i. A small population
ii. Big differences between the informants
iii. You are looking for explanations

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


Interviews

i. Interviews with a guideline


ii. Semi- structured interviews
iii. The open interview
iv. The narrative approach-story telling
v. Focus groups

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


Interview Design

 Introduce the purpose and the structure


 Organize the questions in themes or issues
 Start the interview smoothly
 Ask precise questions
 Potential themes of conflicts at the end of the
interview
 Never conclude on the answer
Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014
The good interview

i. The situation and surrounding is essential


ii. Keep the dialougue going
iii. Never surgest an answer
iv. Stay neutral during the interview
v. Remember to ensure the documentation

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


”The add value” of interviews

i. To have more information


ii. The autentical languageAutenticitet i
sproget
iii. New and unexpected angels
iv. Provide a better understanding of the
theme and the historical background

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


Challenges

i. Need more ressources


ii. The risk of misunderstandings is present
iii. It is difficault to analyze, discuss and
interpretate
iv. The documentation is demanding

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


”The top interviewer”

i. Understands the nature of the interview


ii. Is dedicated to interview form
iii. Looking for improvement though training
iv. Minimizes the personal egagement in the inetview
v. Has the tough of the finger tips
vi. Can interpretate the information – including body
language during the interview

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014


Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014
Workshop

You work in groups – three persons.


You shall create a manual for conducting an interview on the issue:

”what can you do to be a serious candidate for a job inside the sport and
event business?”

How will you analyze the data?

The goups will organize an interview.


And will evaluate the interview according to the guidelines in the part of the
lecture

Jens Peter Sørensen - UCN 2014

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