Semi-structured

• Semi-structured interviews

  • Preferred by Interpretivists
  • A Qualitative method of inquiry that combines a pre-determined set of open questions with the opportunity for the interviewer to explore particular themes/responses
• Advantages

  • Large amount of detail generated
  • Fairly flexible and sensitive
  • Easier to analyse than unstructured interviews
• Disadvantages

  • Can’t guarantee honesty of participants
  • Cause and effect cannot be inferred
  • Flexiability of interview may lessen reliability
  • Open ended questions are difficult to analyse
  • Difficult to compare answers