Checklist: Doing Interviews

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How far can the issue of your research be studied by asking people about it?

What is the main focus of your study; what should the main focus of your interview be?

Who will be your interview partners – lay people, professionals, experts, elites?

Where and how can you access your interview partners?

What good reasons are there, if any, for doing your interviews online?

How will you document your data – recording and transcription? If not, why not?

How will you manage ethical issues like informed consent in your interviews?

What is important to document about the context of your interviews as part of the data?

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An Introduction to Qualitative Research