Interviews continue to be a part of our daily life. We have experienced this when we are in school, at work (Edwards & Holland, 2013) and even in the simplest social setting such as our home when we are being asked questions by our family. We are all aware how an interview goes, when one person asks their respondents a number of questions...

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DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF INTERVIEWS: Positivism and Interviews   Positivism- is an objective reality and truth, it is not subjective and it is able to be tested. It is universally applicable, regardless of context. The interviewees should be credible for the interview, therefore the researchers should make sure that all respondents are asked the same questions in the same ways....

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In qualitative interviewing, researchers attempt to create an interaction that goes beyond a conversational exchange where their interviewees feel SAFE enough to talk openly about their experiences & understandings. From a psychological perspective in particular, power & emotions come together in both conscious & unconscious ways in qualitative interview. Anxiety is inherent in human condition and consequently unconscious defenses against anxieties come into...

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Introduction Various forms of Interviews:  Ethnographic  Oral History Biographical Interview Group Interview Other forms of interview: Life course, life history and narrative interviews. Other means or ways of combining these types of interviews with other methods are considered. General Forms of Qualitative Interviews In a typical semi-structured interview, a researcher has a list of questions that they want to cover. Semi-structured Interview It gives...

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