MIC education

• What are structured interviews?

  • A quantitative research method
  • aims = each interview has same questions
  • in the same order
  • for each respondent
• What is a practical strength of structured interviews?

  • Cover large no. of people
  • As quick + easy to administer
• Limitation of structured interview :

  • Interaction between interview + interviewee influences answer given
  • Rapport
  • Interview = invalid
• Strength of structured interviews :

  • Reliable
  • Need to be repeated in multiple areas
  • Questions asked in same order
  • Macro level
• Limitation of structured interviews:

  • Lack validity
• What is a questionnaire?

  • Research method used to gather quantitative and/or qualitative data
  • From respondents about their
  • Attitudes, experiences/opinions
• Advantage of using questionaire?

  • Reliable
  • If repeated should get similar results
• Advantage of questionaires:

  • Practical + efficient
  • Quick + cheap means gathering large amounts of data
  • from lots of people
• Disadvantage of questionaires :

  • Feminists - distorted + invalid view of women's experiences
  • Interpretivists - inadequate at finding validity (undermines)