Not following the topic guide (not to be confused with not allowing emergent topics) or being consistent across and between interviews in relation to key topics from the topic guide which should have been drawn from the research question itself.Filling up silences (not giving the participant time to think or expand) which is very common amongst less experienced (and also some very experienced) qualitative interviewers.
Asking narrow questions (framing the question too narrowly).Asking more than one question at a time (very often, you will only get a response to the last one the participant heard).Finishing sentences for participant (putting words in their mouths).Interrupting participant (not allowing participant time to finish talking before asking the next question).Here is a list of the classic errors (in no particular order) which we are happy to share with you: Owens used to illustrate each type of error and link it to the philosophical underpinnings and general qualitative data collection guidelines. We coded the audio files (see tutorial for coding audio) against the classic errors that people made and we played the files to the group having embedded the sound bites in a PowerPoint presentation which Dr.
We took a series of real qualitative interviews which some of our clients and research participants very generously made available to us for educational purposes. During the course of this work, we get to hear a lot of interviews being conducted and, by extension, see the patterns in terms of classic mistakes being repeatedly made by qualitative interviewers.
The course came about as a result of the success of our “Nvivo ready formatted” transcription service. We recently launched a qualitative interview skills course in National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) and it was delivered by Dr. Guidelines for preparing for the qualitative interview NVivo 1-to-1 support for your Student Groups.Academic Editing, Guidance and Consultancy Service.