Semi-structured interviews with expert practitioners : their validity and significant contribution to translational research /
Semi-structured interviews are a qualitative approach to collecting data. While they begin with a set of standardized questions which are asked of multiple respondents, this method could also be described as an organized conversation that is guided by new information obtained as the interactive disc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2019.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Semi-structured interviews are a qualitative approach to collecting data. While they begin with a set of standardized questions which are asked of multiple respondents, this method could also be described as an organized conversation that is guided by new information obtained as the interactive discussion unfolds. This case study highlights a series of research studies that used semi-structured interviews to collect data from criminal justice practitioners working in corrections and courts. These semi-structured interviews provided rich and detailed information from multiple perspectives on what it is like to work in the specific areas of institutional and community corrections, including problem-solving courts. This research method is useful for understanding viewpoints of key stakeholders within an agency because it allows the respondent to participate in the process and discuss concerns related to the research questions that are of primary importance to people working in that particular environment. Although semi-structured interviews begin with a set of questions, researchers need to be attuned to the ongoing discussion and ask pertinent follow-up questions that elaborate on more general knowledge. By digging deep into topic areas generated by participants, semi-structured interviews can help researchers understand how and why something occurs, and provide data to support more rigorous testing of processes and expected outcomes related to the specific procedures of a program. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526466037 1526466031 |