Question 1

What considerations need to be kept in mind when preparing an interview guide? What kinds of questions can be included in an interview guide?

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Question 2

What skills are needed for effective qualitative interviewing?

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Question 3

What dynamics can impact the relationship between the interviewer and the respondent? Why is a good relationship important?

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Question 4

Discuss the issue of power in an interview, particularly focusing on how Mayorga-Gallo and Hordge-Freeman understand it.

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Question 5

You are asked to provide some advice to another student about how to write a good interview question. How would you define a "good interview" question and what advice would you give?

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Question 6

Why does the text argue that the primary job of the interviewer is to listen?

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Question 7

What are some of the advantages and possible draw backs of recording an interview?

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Question 8

What is a focus group? What are the advantages to using a focus group approach? Why might a researcher choose this method?

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Question 9

Why do researchers conduct several focus groups for a study? How do researchers gauge when they've conducted enough focus groups?

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What factors do researchers need to consider when designing the make-up of focus groups? Is it better to have homogenous or heterogenous focus groups?

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Question 11

What are the two types of group interaction that Miller et al (1998) identified? Should moderators try to mediate arguments that occur in a focus group? Why or why not?

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Question 12

What was beneficial about the mixed method approach used by Sinclair and colleagues in their study of how Indigenous men's identities and the structural conditions they face impacted their health and lifestyle?

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Question 13

You have been asked by your college leadership team to design a qualitative study on how students of colour on your campus experience racism and discrimination on campus and in the campus area. Design a qualitative project choosing either a one-on-one interview or focus group approach. State the case for why you think this is the best approach.

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Question 14

What are the advantages and drawbacks of online interviews and focus groups?

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Quiz 9: How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing