Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Why use qualitative interviews?
    • 1.1 When are qualitative interviews useful?
  • 2 Preparing for a qualitative interview
    • 2.1 Ethical considerations
    • 2.2 Creating interview materials
    • 2.3 Setting up the interview
    • 2.4 Equipment and practicalities
    • 2.5 Pre-interview check
  • 3 Conducting interviews
    • 3.1 Asking questions
    • 3.2 Ongoing consent
    • 3.3 Dealing with distress
    • 3.4 Ending the interview
  • 4 After the interview
    • 4.1 Making reflective fieldnotes
    • 4.2 Uploading and sending files
    • 4.3 Storing data
    • 4.4 Anonymisation options
    • 4.5 Feeding back to interviewees
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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