Value of Interviews
Discussion Group with Helen Kindred, Pedro De Senna & Sam Murray (01/11/2021) I haven't blogged lately. I worry so much about writing blogs well that I lose time for my actual essays and then I feel behind. I promise I have been doing work, I just haven't been documenting it on here! This Zoom call was primarily meant to be about interview techniques. However, I also found it extremely beneficial in helping to consolidate what my Participant Observation as a research method will entail. I feel so much more confident in what I am doing and am really glad I was able to make the call! Notes from Sam on Interviews: Create a good environment - Start with throw away questions, it gives them a chance to settle in as they know the answers (e.g. How did you first get into dance?) - Keep you question paper to the side. Use it as a prompt, but try to be as engaged in listening to the answers as you can. Hold authority - You can change the topic if they go off on a tangent. Recordin...