Qualitative Interviewing

Description:

Overview:

Interviews are a popular method in qualitative research. They allow us to collect detailed and rich information about individuals’ lives, their experiences, behaviours, and how they understand and make sense of the world. The rich insight provided into people’s lives is one of the benefits which the method offers over, for example, standardised surveys or questionnaires.

This live online Zoom course introduces you to the method of qualitative interviews. This includes their benefits, examples of effective interviewing, and the key ethical and practical issues to be considered. We look at types of qualitative interview which include structured, unstructured and semi-structured interviews. We explore the benefits of semi-structured interviewing which involves a combination of pre-set open ended questions with room for the exploration of other (sometimes unanticipated) topics. You will gain experience of designing an interview schedule and of conducting a semi-structured interview.

 

We cover:

- The benefits of qualitative interviews

- Types of qualitative interview including structured, unstructured and semi-structured interviews

- Designing and structuring a semi-structured interview schedule

- Conducting a semi-structured interview

- Questioning: open and closed

- Practical considerations (i.e. recording and transcription)

- The ethics of interviewing

- Power relations and how to build relationships and rapport with interviewees

 

Who should attend?

This course will be useful for researchers who are new to qualitative methods or who wish to brush up on their interviewing skills. This includes doctoral students and academics. Researchers using qualitative methods in government, policy, consultancy, social research organisations and charities will also find this training useful.

Please note: this is an interactive live course with presentation, group activities, group discussions, and opportunities to ask questions. You should be prepared to participate and have use of camera and mic on Zoom.

 

Trainer biography

Dr Karen Lumsden is a qualitative trainer, consultant and coach, and Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. More information on her services can be found at her wesbite: www.qualitativetraining.com

Karen has over 17 years’ experience delivering qualitative methods courses and training to academics, PhD students, social researchers, and practitioners. This includes courses at the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Essex, Auckland, Kingston, via the Social Research Association and the European Consortium for Political Research, and also for government departments, NHS, charities, police organisations, social research and market research organisations. She has has written and edited a number of books and journal articles on qualitative methods including Crafting Autoethnography (Routledge, 2023), Reflexivity: Theory, Method, Practice (2019), and Reflexivity in Criminological Research (2019). She is on the Editorial Board of the journal Qualitative Research.

 

Bookings:

Bookings for this course should be made via Eventbrite. However if your organisation requests that payment be made via invoice please contact me directly to enquire: karen@qualitativetraining.com

 

Booking and refund policy:

There is a 14 day 'cooling off' period from the date of booking on this course. However if booking and payment for services takes place fewer than 14 days before the course date then the 14 day cooling off period does not apply and all services on this occasion are non-refundable.

The refund policy is 100% refund up to 25 working days prior to the course date. This does not include the Eventbrite ticket fee which is non-refundable. Up to 25 days prior to the course date, the entire course fee is payable.

If the course is fully booked and has a waiting list then transfer to another course or future course date might be possible. However this is entirely at the discretion of the trainer. If the trainer has already provided the course documents to the buyer via email then only transfer to a future date of the same course will be considered and at trainer discretion. Requests for transfer of ticket/s to another attendee are also at trainer discretion.

Please note that Dr Karen Lumsden delivers a range of courses for other training providers in addition to these Qualitative Training courses. She takes no responsibility or liability for individuals booking on similar courses or training with other providers which may contain similar or same course content. Refunds will not be given under these circumstances once the training has been partly/fully consumed (i.e. when course documents are provided via email) and/or if outwith 25 day refund policy described above.

Cost:

£120 (discounted rate for students); £160 (full rate)

Website and registration:

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Region:

International

Keywords:

Data Collection, Qualitative Interviewing, Qualitative interview design, Semi-structured interviews

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Data Collection
Qualitative Interviewing
Qualitative interview design
Semi-structured interviews

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