Interview, Ethnography, And Action Research
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This document discusses various qualitative research methods including interviews, ethnography, and action research. It provides details on different types of interviews, techniques for new researchers conducting interviews, and strategies for collecting and analyzing ethnographic data. The document also outlines the basic steps of action research including identifying a research question, gathering information, analyzing results, and sharing findings with participants.
Interview, Ethnography, And Action Research
- 1. Interview, Ethnography, and Action Research
- 2. Types of Interviews Standardized Unstandardized Semistandardized Dramaturgical
- 3. Techniques for New Researchers Uncomfortable silence (max. 45 sec.) Echoing Letting people talk
- 4. The Ten Commandments of Interviewing Never begin an interview cold Remember your purpose Present a natural front Demonstrate aware hearing Think about appearance Interview in a comfortable place Don’t be satisfied with monosyllabic answers Be respectful Practice, practice, practice Be cordial and appreciative
- 5. Practice Interview Purpose: To determine the most difficult aspects of teaching
- 6. Reflection Did your body language change during the exchanges? Did you move closer or further apart? Did the level of sound change when you when from the mundane structured questions to more personal ones? What did it feel like to sit silently and concentrate on listening? What did you do that made your interviewee feel comfortable and open? What suggestions for improvement does your interviewee have?
- 7. Recording Data Note taking Post-interview write-up Tape recording Video recording
- 8. Ethnographic Strategies Gaining entry Gatekeepers Guides and informants Becoming invisible
- 9. Watching, Listening, and Learning Taking in the physical setting Developing relationships with inhabitants Tracking, observing, eavesdropping, asking questions Locating subgroups and stars
- 10. Data Collection Field notes Strategies for recalling data Record key words and phrases while in the field Make notes about the sequence of events Limit the time you remain in the setting Write full notes immediately after exiting the field Write up your notes before sharing hem with others
- 11. Analyzing Ethnographic Data Typologies (classifications; groupings) Mapping Sociometric Assessments Observational records; Frequency of specific behaviors
- 12. Action Research The basics of action research Identifying the research question Gathering the information to answer the question Analyzing and interpreting the information Sharing the results with the participants