scholarly journals Preparing for Interview Research: The Interview Protocol Refinement Framework

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milagros Castillo-Montoya
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Interview Research ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Phase Process

This article presents the interview protocol refinement (IPR) framework comprised of a four-phase process for systematically developing and refining an interview protocol. The four-phase process includes: (1) ensuring interview questions align with research questions, (2) constructing an inquiry-based conversation, (3) receiving feedback on interview protocols, and (4) piloting the interview protocol. The IRP method can support efforts to strengthen the reliability of interview protocols used for qualitative research and thereby contribute to improving the quality of data obtained from research interviews.

The Relevance between Theses Literature Reviews and Research Questions Written by Students of STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat Graduated in 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Yelfiza Yelfiza ◽  
Siska Siska
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Research Questions

This research aimed to investigate the relevance between the literature reviews and the research questions of the theses written by the students who graduated in 2019 from seven study programs in STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat. The research design was qualitative research which focused on describing, explaining, and exploring the students’ thesis writings, whether the literature reviews described were relevant to their research questions. Purposive sampling was the technique used to select the data that consisted of 13 students’ theses. This research focused on those 13 theses because they were written in a qualitative method, which showed the relevance between research questions and the literature review. Here, content analysis was used to analyze the data to show whether the literature review of each thesis discusses the relevant theories to answer the research questions. The result showed that among 13 students’ theses, 6 theses were relevant, and 7 were irrelevant. It means that more students had written with irrelevant theories. It can be suggested to the thesis advisors to give more attention to the quality of students’ theses because the irrelevance can interfere with the qualities of their theses.  

scholarly journals Interviewing the Investigator: Strategies for Addressing Instrumentation and Researcher Bias Concerns in Qualitative Research

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Chenail
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Strong Affinity ◽  
Usual Procedure ◽  
Researcher Bias

Instrumentation rigor and bias management are major challenges for qualitative researchers employing interviewing as a data generation method in their studies. A usual procedure for testing the quality of an interview protocol and for identifying potential researcher biases is the pilot study in which investigators try out their proposed methods to see if the planned procedures perform as envisioned by the researcher. Sometimes piloting is not practical or possible so an "interviewing the investigator" technique can serve as a useful first step to create interview protocols that help to generate the information proposed and to assess potential researcher biases especially if the investigator has a strong affinity for the participants being studied or is a member of the population itself.

scholarly journals Skype as a Tool for Qualitative Research Interviews

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Lo Iacono ◽  
Paul Symonds ◽  
David H.K. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Voice Over Internet Protocol ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interview Research ◽  
Research Interviews

Internet based methods of communication are becoming increasingly important and influencing researchers’ options. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technologies (such as Skype and FaceTime) provide us with the ability to interview research participants using voice and video across the internet via a synchronous (real-time) connection. This paper highlights the advantages of using Skype to conduct qualitative interviews and weighs these advantages against any limitations and issues that using this tool may raise. This paper argues that Skype opens up new possibilities by allowing us to contact participants worldwide in a time efficient and financially affordable manner, thus increasing the variety of our samples. At the same time, the use of Skype affects the areas of rapport, non-verbal cues and ethics by creating limitations but also new opportunities. The observations in this paper stem from two different researches, carried out by the authors, on dance (as a form of trans/cultural heritage) and wayfinding (the experience of getting from A to B in various settings). These studies lent themselves to using Skype for qualitative interviews, because of the need to reach an international, varied and purposeful sample. The researchers’ experiences, combined with feedback from participants in Skype interviews, are used in this paper. The conclusion is that, although VoIP mediated interviews cannot completely replace face to face interaction, they work well as a viable alternative or complimentary data collection tool for qualitative researchers. This paper argues that VoIP based interviews offer new opportunities for researchers and should be embraced with confidence.

scholarly journals SUHU DARI LUAR TANGKI MUATAN MEMPENGARUHI PROSES MEMUAT DI LPG / C. LADY HILDE

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2227-2242
Author(s):  
Bintang Dwi Prayogo ◽  
Samsul Huda ◽  
Tri Kismantoro
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Limited Sampling ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Propane Tank

The background of the writing of this study because the freight is often encounteredsome obstacles gas which is then encapsulated in a few issues, while the problemsencountered, among others, how is the role of the temperature outside propane tank in theloading process and any attempt to do when the temperature outside is different tanks withthe temperature in the cargo tank. In this study using qualitative methods, the research aimsto explain the phenomenon of the deepest data collection. This study does not give priority topopulation size or sampling, even a very limited sampling. If the data collected has beenprofound and could explain the phenomenon under study, then no need to look for othersampling. Qualitative research is more pressing on the issue of depth (quality) of data, notthe number (quantity) of data.It can be concluded that the change in temperature outside thevessel can greatly affect the handling of loading and unloading activities, especially in thecourse of loading, at which time the temperature outside is very cold or heat can affect thecondition of the cargo and the tank.  

scholarly journals Pilot test of an accrual Common Metric for the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Consortium: Metric feasibility and data quality

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Denise H. Daudelin ◽  
Laura E. Peterson ◽  
Harry P. Selker
Keyword(s):  
Test Methods ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Translational Science ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
The Common ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Electronic Data Systems

Abstract Failure to accrue participants into clinical trials incurs economic costs, wastes resources, jeopardizes answering research questions meaningfully, and delays translating research discoveries into improved health. This paper reports the results of a pilot test of the Median Accrual Ratio (MAR) metric developed as a part of the Common Metrics Initiative of the NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium. Using the metric is intended to enhance the ability of the CTSA Consortium and its “hubs” to increase subject accrual into trials within expected timeframes. The pilot test was undertaken at Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) with eight CTSA Consortium hubs. We describe the pilot test methods, and results regarding feasibility of collecting metric data and the quality of data that was collected. Participating hubs welcomed the opportunity to assess accrual efforts, but experienced challenges in collecting accrual metric data due to insufficient infrastructure and inconsistent implementation of electronic data systems and lack of uniform data definitions. Also, the metric could not be constructed for all trial designs, particularly those using competitive enrollment strategies. We offer recommendations to address the identified challenges to facilitate progress to broad accrual metric data collection and use.

scholarly journals Interviewing the Investigator: Strategies for Addressing Instrumentation and Researcher Bias Concerns in Qualitative Research

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Chenail
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Strong Affinity ◽  
Usual Procedure ◽  
Researcher Bias

Instrumentation rigor and bias management are major challenges for qualitative researchers employing interviewing as a data generation method in their studies. A usual procedure for testing the quality of an interview protocol and for identifying potential researcher biases is the pilot study in which investigators try out their proposed methods to see if the planned procedures perform as envisioned by the researcher. Sometimes piloting is not practical or possible so an "interviewing the investigator" technique can serve as a useful first step to create interview protocols that help to generate the information proposed and to assess potential researcher biases especially if the investigator has a strong affinity for the participants being studied or is a member of the population itself.

scholarly journals Proximity to Power: The Challenges and Strategies of Interviewing Elites in Higher Education Research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin McClure ◽  
Jon McNaughtan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Higher Education Research ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Research Scholarship ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Challenges And Strategies

Presidents, provosts, deans, and other upper-level administrators in higher education fit common definitions of “elites” in the context of qualitative research. Scholarship on methods specific to the field of higher education has not identified or described the unique challenges of interviewing these and other elites. The purpose of this paper is to examine challenges and share strategies for elite interviewing, with specific application to qualitative research in the field of higher education. We provide three examples of empirical studies involving elite interviewing and, using literature from other fields, highlight challenges and strategies. By anticipating challenges and implementing these strategies, researchers can enhance the data collection experience and quality of data.

scholarly journals Understanding Data Collection Methods in Qualitative Research: The Perspective Of Interpretive Accounting Research

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
I Gusti Ayu Agung Omika DEWI
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Collection Methods

In general, in qualitative research there are several methods of data collection, namely documentation, interviews, surveys, focus group discussions, observation, participatory arrangements and qualitative audio-visual material. The aim of this paper discusses about the method of data collection in qualitative research, especially in accounting research interpretive. After going through the literature review process, it can be seen that the quality of data in interpretive accounting research is strongly influenced by the ability of the researcher to carry out its role as a research instrument. Researchers should be able to ' merge' with the object of research so as to choose or combine the data collection method that is appropriate to be able to understand and interpret the research object corresponding subject's perspective or the communities studied in depth according interpretive characteristics.

Methods to Monitor and Improve the Performance of Specimen Holders for Transmission Electron Cryomicroscopy

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 454-455
Author(s):  
B. L. Armbruster ◽  
B. Kraus ◽  
M. Pan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Electron Cryomicroscopy ◽  
Thermal Equilibration ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Electron Microscopes

One goal in electron microscopy of biological specimens is to improve the quality of data to equal the resolution capabilities of modem transmission electron microscopes. Radiation damage and beam- induced movement caused by charging of the sample, low image contrast at high resolution, and sensitivity to external vibration and drift in side entry specimen holders limit the effective resolution one can achieve. Several methods have been developed to address these limitations: cryomethods are widely employed to preserve and stabilize specimens against some of the adverse effects of the vacuum and electron beam irradiation, spot-scan imaging reduces charging and associated beam-induced movement, and energy-filtered imaging removes the “fog” caused by inelastic scattering of electrons which is particularly pronounced in thick specimens.Although most cryoholders can easily achieve a 3.4Å resolution specification, information perpendicular to the goniometer axis may be degraded due to vibration. Absolute drift after mechanical and thermal equilibration as well as drift after movement of a holder may cause loss of resolution in any direction.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ISO 9001:2015 TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF SERVICE AT PUSAT KESIHATAN UNIVERSITI (PKU), UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA(UUM)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (Number 2) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Anis Syamimi Abd Rahim ◽  
Mohd Norhasni Mohd Asaad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Iso 9001 ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Universiti Utara Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to review the implementation of ISO 9001:2015 in order to improve the quality of services at Pusat Kesihatan Universiti (PKU), Universiti Utara Malaysia. The respondents of this study were customers at the PKU, UUM. The questionnaire was distributed to 50 respondents. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24. The data were tested using descriptive statistics, and correlation analysis to answer the research questions and to achieve the objectives. The findings show that customers agree that implementation of ISO 9001:2015 give service at PKU, UUM is good and satisfied. Through the correlation test, the results showed that the relationship between the implementation of ISO 9001:2015 has a positive and significant impact on customer satisfaction and the effect of implementing ISO 9001:2015 has a positive and significant impact in improving quality of service at PKU, UUM.Through mean and standard deviation tests, results show that tangible dimensions are the main dimensions of customer satisfaction while dimensions with low values are dimensions of responsiveness.Therefore, all aspects of service in PKU, UUM will be strengthened and all aspects of the weaknesses could be addressed to improve the service in order to maintain good quality services.

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