3 Conducting interviews
During interviews, your role as a researcher is to draw on the topic guide to develop an understanding about interviewee’s views or experiences. Interviews are a collaborative process between you and the interviewee. You are guiding the interview, ensuring that the interviewee is happy to share their story, that no important areas have been missed out, and keeping the interview to time.
In this section we will cover:
- Asking questions
- Ongoing consent
- Dealing with distress
- Ending the interview