scholarly journals Alcohol’s harm to others: Using qualitative research to complement survey findings

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Manton ◽  
Sarah MacLean ◽  
Anne-Marie Laslett ◽  
Robin Room
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Drug Research ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Harm To Others ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

Manton, E., MacLean, S., Laslett, A., & Room, R. (2014). Alcohol’s harm to others: Using qualitative research to complement survey findings. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 3(2), 143-148. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v3i2.178Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify the potential contribution of qualitative research to future Alcohol’s Harm to Others (AHTO) survey research and some of the potential difficulties that may be encountered when conducting studies of this nature.Design: Qualitative, in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews.Setting: Australia.Participants: Potential participants were those who responded, in the telephone land-line-based Australia-wide AHTO survey in either 2008 or 2011, that a child or children for whom they had responsibility had been harmed “a lot” or “a little” by someone else’s drinking, and who also indicated that they were willing to be recontacted for future research interviews. Ten participants who selected the response “a lot” and 10 who selected “a little” were interviewed.Measures: Interviews were audio recorded and professionally transcribed. Transcribed interviews were thematically analysed.Findings: The qualitative study analysis enabled access to detailed stories, clarification of the validity and meanings of survey measures, identification of questions for future surveys, and contextualization of survey findings. The analysis also suggested that samples of people who agree to discuss harm from others’ drinking with a researcher are likely to be skewed in particular ways.Conclusions: The approach to AHTO research described here incorporates both the persuasive power of whole-population survey research and the nuanced understanding provided through interpretation of in-depth qualitative interviews. It enables the presentation of more comprehensive information about the nature and extent of AHTO.

scholarly journals Turning on the tap: the benefits of using ‘real-life’ vignettes in qualitative research interviews

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Sampson ◽  
Idar Alfred Johannessen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Research Interviews

The use of vignettes that are based upon fictionalised accounts is well-established in contemporary social science. Vignettes have been used in a variety of ways to contribute to studies with both a quantitative and a qualitative orientation. This paper reflects on two recent qualitative studies which have made innovative use of ‘real-life’ vignettes. In each case, the paper describes some of the unanticipated and overlapping benefits that accrued from their incorporation into the research design and reflects on the advantages that ‘real-life’ vignettes might bring to future research. Drawing on two different research projects, the paper highlights the further potential contribution of ‘real-life’ vignettes to the repertoire of research methods currently available to social scientists.

scholarly journals Qualitative research interviews using online video technology – challenges and opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charl de Villiers ◽  
Muhammad Bilal Farooq ◽  
Matteo Molinari
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Video Technology ◽  
Contextual Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Research Interviews

Purpose This study aims to examine the methodological and method-related challenges and opportunities arising from the use of video interviews in qualitative accounting research, focussed on collecting contextual data and visual cues, enriching communication quality and building and maintaining rapport with interviewees. Design/methodology/approach Prior literature and the authors’ experiences using video technologies for research, including conducting interviews, inform this research. This study uses a transactional conceptual refinement of information richness theory and channel expansion theory to critically analyse the challenges and opportunities of using video technology to conduct qualitative research interviews. Findings The ability, need for and significance of collecting contextual data depend on the researchers’ ontological and epistemological assumptions, and are, therefore, influenced by their research design choices. Video technology enables researchers to view research settings by video. In addition, whilst group/panel interviews have their advantages, it is often difficult to get everyone together in person, something video technology can potentially overcome. The feasibility and the quality of video interviews can be improved if both interview participants are experienced with using video technology, as well as with judicious investment in good quality video technology and through testing and practice. We also discuss how rapport building with interviewees can be facilitated by overcoming the video’s sense of disconnect and enhancing interviewees’ willingness to engage. Originality/value The study builds on the limited prior literature and considers the challenges and opportunities related to methodology and method when conducting video-based qualitative interviews in accounting research. Broadly, qualitative researchers will find the paper useful in considering the use of video interviews and in making research design choices appropriate for video interviews.

scholarly journals Comprehensive yet "Passionate"— Discovering Qualitative Methods: Field Research, Interviews, and Analysis (2nd ed.) by Carol A. B. Warren and Tracy Xavia Karner

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Yehl
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Solid Foundation

Warren and Karner’s (2010) second edition of Discovering Qualitative Methods provides the novice and/or student sociology researcher with a solid foundation in the historical and theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research as it is applied to the social sciences. Once the reader is grounded in the history and principles of qualitative research the book evolves into a rich, informative, "how-to" guide for those undertaking the complexities of contemporary qualitative research, including fieldwork, qualitative interviews, and collection of visual/textual and internet data.

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.

Ethical challenges embedded in qualitative research interviews with close relatives

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Haahr ◽  
Annelise Norlyk ◽  
Elisabeth OC Hall
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Principles Of Justice ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Interview Studies ◽  
Phenomenological Interview

Nurse researchers engaged in qualitative interviews with patients and spouses in healthcare may often experience being in unforeseen ethical dilemmas. Researchers are guided by the bioethical principles of justice, beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for human rights and respect for autonomy through the entire research process. However, these principles are not sufficient to prepare researchers for unanticipated ethical dilemmas related to qualitative research interviews. We describe and discuss ethically challenging and difficult moments embedded in two cases from our own phenomenological interview studies. We argue that qualitative interviews involve navigation between being guided by bioethics as a researcher, being a therapist/nurse and being a fellow human being or even a friend. The researchers’ premises to react to unexpected situations and act in a sound ethical manner must be enhanced, and there is a need for an increased focus on the researchers’ ethical preparation and to continually address and discuss cases from their own interviews.

Ten standard Objections to Qualitative Research Interviews

1994 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steinar Kvale
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Social World ◽  
Alternative Conceptions ◽  
Privileged Access ◽  
Research Interview ◽  
Research Interviews

AbstractQualitative research has tended to evoke rather stereotyped objections from the mainstream of social science. Ten standardized responses to the stimulus "qualitative research interview" are discussed: it is not scientific, not objective, not trustworthy, nor reliable, not intersubjective, not a formalized method, not hypothesis testing, not quantitative, not generalizable, and not valid. With the objections to qualitative interviews highly predictable, they may be taken into account when designing, reporting, and defending an interview study. As a help for new qualitative researchers, some of the issues, concepts, and arguments involved are outlined, and the relevancy of the standard objections is discussed. Alternative conceptions of qualitative research, coming from phenomenological and hermeneutical traditions, are suggested. The qualitative interview based on conversation and interaction here appears as a privileged access to a linguistically constituted social world.

scholarly journals Using Drawings in Qualitative Interviews: An Introduction to the Practice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexios Brailas
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Real World ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Basic Approaches ◽  
Concise Description

Drawings are employed by qualitative researchers in many creative ways, and in many different contexts, and a variety of different terms are used to describe similar techniques. I present here a concise description of two basic approaches to integrating participants’ produced drawings into verbal qualitative research interviews, along with characteristic cases of empirical research demonstrating how these approaches have been applied. I also provide a list of best practices and I discuss ethical issues. It is common for qualitative researchers to mix techniques in order to creatively address real-world research challenges. The proposed categorization, augmented by the list of best practices, can help researchers to effectively integrate drawings and verbal interviews into a multimodal research project.

scholarly journals Using a Vignette in Qualitative Research to Explore Police Perspectives of a Sensitive Topic: “Honor”-Based Crimes and Forced Marriages

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 160940691989835
Author(s):  
Wendy Aujla
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Interview Process ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Methodological Considerations

This article examines how a vignette presented to participants during qualitative research interviews was successful in gathering information on the perceptions of 32 police officers and 14 civilians regarding “honor”-based crimes and forced marriages within the context of domestic violence. To my knowledge, this is one of the first methodological papers that presents the process of using a vignette with police on such a sensitive topic. This article offers a reflexive account of some of the methodological considerations I made when constructing the vignette that likely impacted its success. I describe the vignette, discuss how participants reacted to it, and present the themes that emerged to show how it was understood. I then emphasize how first responders engaged in the interview process with the vignette material and how this allowed for a rich, in-depth discussion on an understudied topic. Finally, I discuss the strengths and limitations of this method and make recommendations for future research.

Being a guest – perspectives of an extended hospitality approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Pechlaner ◽  
Christian Nordhorn ◽  
Xenia Poppe
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
General Context ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to deduce and present an extended hospitality approach. In developed countries, hospitality is increasingly linked to tourism; in times of migration and increased refugee flows, the accompanying social, economic and political determining factors play a more prominent role, necessitating a new view of hospitality. This study aims to extend the domain of tourism in hospitality by including aspects related to asylum seekers and to combine it with topics regarding welcome culture, service quality and relational quality. The paper explores the question concerning whether, and in which ways, the various sectors may learn from each other. Design/methodology/approach To expand this new research area and to take the exploratory nature of the research aim into consideration, a qualitative approach was chosen. Fourteen qualitative interviews with experts from the tourism and industry sectors and organizations linked with asylum seekers were conducted; the interviewees were chosen by purposeful sampling, according to knowledge and diversity criteria. GABEK was used as a qualitative research strategy, which involves theories of a phenomenological and linguistic nature. This method allows for a more holistic approach to the complex nature of the topic through the collection of perceptions resulting from open qualitative interviews and a keyword-based analysis. Findings The paper presents a model for an extended hospitality approach, as hospitality should not be limited to its connection with tourism matters. Refugees as well as tourists rely on the friendliness and the welcoming nature (hereafter: “welcome culture”) of a host country. The tourism industry can stand to improve its unconditional hospitality toward refugees — the comprehension and understanding of different cultures and values is an important aspect of welcoming new arrivals in the local surroundings, be they tourists, migrants or refugees. Research limitations/implications As stated above, a qualitative research approach was chosen with the intent to open the research field toward an extended hospitality approach. Therefore, future research must focus on testing the results for application in a more general context. The study was also limited insofar as the conduction of research took place in Bavaria alone. Practical implications As stated above, a qualitative research approach was chosen with the intent to open the research field toward an extended hospitality approach. Therefore, future research must focus on testing the results for application in a more general context. The study was also limited insofar as the conduction of research took place in Bavaria alone. Originality/value This paper combines different access points to hospitality in a new form.

scholarly journals Using Online Self-Management Diaries for Qualitative Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110388
Author(s):  
Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh ◽  
Stephanie Gilbertson-White ◽  
Kristine L. Kwekkeboom ◽  
Faezeh Babaieasl ◽  
Aaron T. Seaman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Individual Level

Diaries are an underutilized tool in qualitative research addressing self-management. The “real time” data offered by the diaries provide an opportunity to capture details of self-management that otherwise may be missed during an interview. The purpose of this study is to describe the feasibility of using diaries for capturing self-management of post-treatment cancer survivors. The research questions are (1) how did participants engage with the diary? (2) what were participants’ evaluations of the self-management diary? and (3) how did the use of self-management diaries affect qualitative interviews and the interview data collected? We conducted a qualitative descriptive study, which comprised diary and semi-structured interview components to explore cancer survivors’ self-management activities. Participants were individuals diagnosed with head and neck or colorectal cancers at ages ≥18 years old who had completed primary treatment between 2–10 years prior. The diary instructions directed participants to document their self-management activities daily for 1 week before a scheduled interview. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results showed (1) fifteen participants completed the diary and n = 9 completed all 7 days with detailed information regarding self-management. (2) A majority of the participants ( n = 13) found the diary easy to use. A few participants ( n = 3) shared individual-level challenges including preferring to document over several months, difficulty finding time to document, and difficulty putting thoughts into words. Suggestions to promote diary completion in future research included allowing participants to either document for only 1 day or allowing them to provide a summary of their weekly routine activities, sending reminders, and having more specific prompts. (3) For participants who completed the diary, we were able to customize the interview questions, which enhanced the richness of the interview data and captured greater complexity of self-management activities over time. Using diaries can promote the customization of interview questions and facilitate capturing rich interview data.

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