I am interested in face-to-face interviews in my own
research. Knight was very helpful at pointing out the advantages and
disadvantages of the different directions that an interview style inquiry may
take. I believe the style of inquiry depends on the research being conduced. In
a research that has predetermined set of goals and objectives it is important
not to dilly-dally with the scope of the questions, but to narrow down the
discussion to have a structured plan of inquiry. Starting interviews with
fixed questions and then going into a more open ended discussion, can
benefit analytical qualitative research. It is important to give the
subjects room for exploration of their ideas and to discover what is on their
minds, but only after they have provided a picture first
by answering specific questions so the larger group of readers recognizes the
topic.
It
was also fascinating to read about the Memory Work style of inquiry. The
process reminded me of art collaborations. I think it is probably effective in
exploring and developing people’s ideas, but I question the efficiency of this
method in producing specific answers to characteristic questions.
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