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Nguyen, Thi Quynh Trang. "Conducting semi-structured interviews with the Vietnamese." Qualitative Research Journal 15, no. 1 (February 2, 2015): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qrj-04-2014-0012.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss several cultural and psychological aspects that the author experienced in the interview fieldwork with Vietnamese and the strategies to deal with these methodological issues. It aims to assist non-Vietnamese researchers planning their qualitative fieldwork with Vietnamese participants. Design/methodology/approach – The results are drawn from using an autoethnographic approach, in which the author presents and analyses the experiences of conducting individual semi-structured interviews with 15 Vietnamese college teachers in the PhD qualitative study on the Vietnamese concept of face – thê diên. Findings – The author argues that in interviews with Vietnamese participants, an interviewer should be mindful of the interviewees’ unfamiliarity with the ethics approval procedure, their reliance on relationship and trust, their self-face concern and low level of elaboration. It is important that the interviewer be seen as an “insider” by the Vietnamese interviewees, not an “objective” outsider researcher. In addition, an interviewer needs to be sensitive to detect any subtle cues that may emerge, and be flexible enough to adjust the interview questions if necessary and employ suitable techniques to adapt to these changes. Research limitations/implications – The findings were limited to the scope of experiences within a PhD study with a small group of college teachers. Experiences with larger groups of Vietnamese participants from diverse backgrounds may be needed to confirm the findings of this paper. Originality/value – This paper addresses the gap in the discussion of conducting qualitative research with the Vietnamese. It also discusses several issues that have not been discussed before, such as the Vietnamese unfamiliarity with the paperwork required for ethics approval and their face concerns in interviews.
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Blake, Sharon, Astrid Janssens, Jan Ewing, and Anne Barlow. "Reflections on Joint and Individual Interviews With Couples: A Multi-Level Interview Mode." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 20 (January 1, 2021): 160940692110167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/16094069211016733.
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When researchers are interested in the experiences of couples, the mode of interview is typically considered a binary choice between separate individual interviews with each partner, or a joint interview with both partners together. That is, if interview mode is explicitly considered at all. In this article, we illustrate a reflective process undertaken to explore the role of interview mode in the production of knowledge. Our focus is the adoption of multi-level semi-structured interviews wherein couples were interviewed both jointly and individually in one visit. The paper is set out in two parts. In part one, the study context and how the mode of interview was conceptualized is considered, before describing the chosen multi-level interview design. In part two, how the mode of interview worked in practice is discussed. The triangulation of individual and dyadic level perspectives collected rich data. Despite the novelty of mode, the challenges encountered reflected familiar concerns with semi-structured interviews: characteristic match between interviewer and interviewee, recording tacit knowledge, moving beyond normative expression and balancing disclosure with interviewee well-being. The paper concludes with a consideration of our assumptions of what constitutes a “successful” interview and offers guiding reflective questions for researchers who are considering semi-structured interviews. Further research is needed to explore the impact of different interview modes.
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McIntosh, Michele J., and Janice M. Morse. "Situating and Constructing Diversity in Semi-Structured Interviews." Global Qualitative Nursing Research 2 (August 14, 2015): 233339361559767. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333393615597674.
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Levis, Brooke, Andrea Benedetti, Kira E. Riehm, Nazanin Saadat, Alexander W. Levis, Marleine Azar, Danielle B. Rice, et al. "Probability of major depression diagnostic classification using semi-structured versus fully structured diagnostic interviews." British Journal of Psychiatry 212, no. 6 (May 2, 2018): 377–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.54.
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BackgroundDifferent diagnostic interviews are used as reference standards for major depression classification in research. Semi-structured interviews involve clinical judgement, whereas fully structured interviews are completely scripted. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), a brief fully structured interview, is also sometimes used. It is not known whether interview method is associated with probability of major depression classification.AimsTo evaluate the association between interview method and odds of major depression classification, controlling for depressive symptom scores and participant characteristics.MethodData collected for an individual participant data meta-analysis of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) diagnostic accuracy were analysed and binomial generalised linear mixed models were fit.ResultsA total of 17 158 participants (2287 with major depression) from 57 primary studies were analysed. Among fully structured interviews, odds of major depression were higher for the MINI compared with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) (odds ratio (OR) = 2.10; 95% CI = 1.15–3.87). Compared with semi-structured interviews, fully structured interviews (MINI excluded) were non-significantly more likely to classify participants with low-level depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 scores ≤6) as having major depression (OR = 3.13; 95% CI = 0.98–10.00), similarly likely for moderate-level symptoms (PHQ-9 scores 7–15) (OR = 0.96; 95% CI = 0.56–1.66) and significantly less likely for high-level symptoms (PHQ-9 scores ≥16) (OR = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.26–0.97).ConclusionsThe MINI may identify more people as depressed than the CIDI, and semi-structured and fully structured interviews may not be interchangeable methods, but these results should be replicated.Declaration of interestDrs Jetté and Patten declare that they received a grant, outside the submitted work, from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, which was jointly funded by the Institute and Pfizer. Pfizer was the original sponsor of the development of the PHQ-9, which is now in the public domain. Dr Chan is a steering committee member or consultant of Astra Zeneca, Bayer, Lilly, MSD and Pfizer. She has received sponsorships and honorarium for giving lectures and providing consultancy and her affiliated institution has received research grants from these companies. Dr Hegerl declares that within the past 3 years, he was an advisory board member for Lundbeck, Servier and Otsuka Pharma; a consultant for Bayer Pharma; and a speaker for Medice Arzneimittel, Novartis, and Roche Pharma, all outside the submitted work. Dr Inagaki declares that he has received grants from Novartis Pharma, lecture fees from Pfizer, Mochida, Shionogi, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, Daiichi-Sankyo, Meiji Seika and Takeda, and royalties from Nippon Hyoron Sha, Nanzando, Seiwa Shoten, Igaku-shoin and Technomics, all outside of the submitted work. Dr Yamada reports personal fees from Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd., MSD K.K., Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Seishin Shobo, Seiwa Shoten Co., Ltd., Igaku-shoin Ltd., Chugai Igakusha and Sentan Igakusha, all outside the submitted work. All other authors declare no competing interests. No funder had any role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; preparation, review or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
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Thille, Patricia H., Leahora Rotteau, and Fiona Webster. "More than words: methods to elicit talk in interviews." Family Practice 38, no. 4 (June 5, 2021): 545–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmab043.
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Lay Summary In health services and primary care research, semi-structured interviews are a very common method of generating data. These interviews have a pre-determined set of topics, with questions and prompts written in advance, though there is flexibility to adjust the interview to match the direction set by the participant. Like all methods, semi-structured interviews have limits, some of which can be addressed through adaptation. In the social sciences, some interview methods include prompts beyond verbal questions to participants, called elicitation tools. Visuals (e.g. photos), videos, audio excerpts and texts can be brought into interviews to orient the discussion. Another type of interview—mobile interview—happens in places meaningful to the participants. Depending on the research question, elicitation methods can enrich semi-structured interviews. This methods brief will introduce interviewing with elicitation tools, and outline strengths of such methods.
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Grinsted, Annette. "The discursive organization of research interviews." HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business 14, no. 27 (February 27, 2017): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v14i27.25652.
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The article discusses two methods for assessing beliefs, values etc. and underlying factors, viz. structured and semi-structured interview. The application of semi-structured interviews is exemplified in connection with a study carried out by the author, emphasisíng especially the role of accounts for assessing factors underlying beliefs, judgments, etc.
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Isai, Krishnan Isai Amutan, Manickavasagar Govindasamy, Ramalingam Selvajothi Ramalingam, Hee Sio Ching, and Muthutamilselvan Kausalya. "Preparedness for the World of Work Among Malaysian Diploma Students in a Local Institution." Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) 5, no. 4 (April 26, 2020): 56–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v5i4.388.
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of appraisal system-attitude and cooperative solidarity principle and also the perception of interviewees and interviewer of the job interview interactions. The data was collected in one of the local education institutions in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. There were 20 students participated in the study. Job interviews were recorded and analysed qualitatively by using appraisal system-attitude and cooperative solidarity principle theories. Semi-structured interviews as well as in-depth interview were done on the interviewees and interviewer to triangulate the study. The findings show that most of interviewees were covered the categories affect, judgment and appreciation but due to lacked English language proficiency, certain occurrences were not reflected to these categories. In relation to cooperative solidarity principle both interviewer and interviewees attribute to the interaction. The findings further reveal that most of the interviewees had difficulty in comprehending the standard interview questions and feeling nervous and anxious to answer the questions. Based on the in-depth interview with the interviewer, it was found that most of the interviewees were not able to expose to the standard interview questions and not able to understand the questions. It is hoped that the present study would be helpful for undergraduates, fresh graduates or in general job seekers as well as interviewer to carry out a smooth interaction in job interviews by having a better understanding on the standard interview questions.
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Pyrko, Igor, and Viktor Dorfler. "Using Causal Mapping in the Analysis of Semi-structured Interviews." Academy of Management Proceedings 2018, no. 1 (August 2018): 14348. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2018.14348abstract.
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Rowley, Jennifer, Rosalind Jones, Magda Vassiliou, and Sonya Hanna. "Using Card-Based Games to Enhance the Value of Semi-Structured Interviews." International Journal of Market Research 54, no. 1 (January 2012): 93–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.2501/ijmr-54-1-093-110.
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This article reports on the use of the card-based game method in semi-structured interviews in three separate research projects. The essence of the method is simple: cards are created with words or images to represent the concepts or terms that are central to the topics in a semi-structured interview; the cards then act as visual cues to facilitate focus and prompt reflection. Of greater interest is the application of the approach in specific contexts, and the benefits that accrue from its application. This research demonstrates that the card game method can be used to provide qualitative validation of theoretical models, and can be applied variously to elicit and explore definitions, priorities, processes, challenges, issues, difficulties, views on the future and critical success factors. The card game method and other innovative techniques that involve the interviewee in activities have the potential to enhance the value of semi-structured interviews.
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BRUGHA, T. S., P. E. BEBBINGTON, and R. JENKINS. "A difference that matters: comparisons of structured and semi-structured psychiatric diagnostic interviews in the general population." Psychological Medicine 29, no. 5 (September 1999): 1013–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291799008880.
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Psychiatric case-identification in general populations allows us to study both individuals with functional psychiatric disorders and the populations from which they come. The individual level of analysis permits disorders to be related to factors of potential aetiological significance and the study of attributes of the disorders that need to be assessed in non-referred populations (an initially scientific endeavour). At the population level valid case identification can be used to evaluate needs for treatment and the utilization of service resources (a public health project). Thus, prevalence is of interest both to scientists and to those responsible for commissioning and planning services (Brugha et al. 1997; Regier et al. 1998). The quality of case identification techniques and of estimates of prevalence is thus of general concern (Bartlett & Coles, 1998).Structured diagnostic interviews were introduced into general population surveys in the 1970s as a method ‘to enable interviewers to obtain psychiatric diagnoses comparable to those a psychiatrist would obtain’ (Robins et al. 1981). The need to develop reliable standardized measures was partly driven by an earlier generation of prevalence surveys showing rates ranging widely from 10·9% (Pasamanick et al. 1956) to 55% (Leighton et al. 1963) in urban and rural North American communities respectively. If the success of large scale psychiatric epidemiological enquiries using structured diagnostic interviews and standardized classifications is measured in terms of citation rates it would seem difficult to question. But the development of standardized interviews of functional psychiatric disorders has not solved this problem of variability: the current generation of large scale surveys, using structured diagnostic interviews and serving strictly defined classification rules, have generated, for example, 12-month prevalence rates of major depression in the US of 4·2% (Robins & Regier, 1991) and 10·1% (Kessler et al. 1994). This calls into question the validity of the assessments, such that we must reopen the question of what they should be measuring and how they should do it.
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Defee, C. Clifford, Joe B. Hanna, and Robert Overstreet. "LTL pricing: Looking back to the future." Journal of Transportation Management 22, no. 2 (October 1, 2011): 45–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.22237/jotm/1317427440.
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Numerous LTL carriers struggled during the recent recession as customers demanded lower prices. This study is designed to qualitatively evaluate the data gathered from three industry segments regarding LTL pricing. Researchers used semi-structured interviews to conduct an in-depth investigation with over two dozen industry experts who represented shippers, carriers, and 3PLs. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a grounded theory coding technique. Five major themes emerged from the interview transcripts. These themes are used to describe possible future adjustments to industry pricing structure.
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Sohu, Samiullah, Abdul Fattah Chandio, and Kaleem ullah. "Identification of Causes and Minimization of Delays in Highway Projects of Pakistan." January 2019 38, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 103–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.22581/muet1982.1901.09.
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The problem of delay in construction industry is a regular phenomenon worldwide, and construction industry of Pakistan has no exception, particularly in highways projects. Delay can be described as the extension of time to complete the construction project. The aim of this paper is to identify main causes of delays in highway projects of Pakistan, and to determine mitigating measures for the identified causes. The research method of this study is based on literature review, questionnaire survey and semi structured interview. From in-depth literature review, twenty-six common causes of delay were found. A questionnaire survey was carried out among construction professionals of highway projects. The causes of delay in highways projects were ranked referring to their Mean values. A semi structured interview was carried out to determine mitigation measures for the top ten causes of delays. The data gathered from questionnaire survey was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) while, data collected through semi structured interviews was analyzed using Nvivo software. The findings of this study are expected to be useful for construction parties, to mitigate the delays in highway construction projects of Pakistan.
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Bhattacharyya, Som Sekhar, and Prasad Mandke. "Exploratory Study of the Role of Emerging Technologies in Outsourcing of Supply Chain Functions." International Journal of Applied Logistics 11, no. 2 (July 2021): 71–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijal.2021070104.
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Emerging technologies (ETs) like blockchain technologies (BCT), internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and others offered promising new avenues to improve productivity, efficiency, and convenience in supply chain management (SCM) functions. The authors conducted a structured literature review to identify the researchable gaps. Subsequently, in-depth semi-structured interviews with 23 SCM experts from Indian organizations who were implementing ETs were conducted to secure expert insights. The authors then conducted thematic content analysis of the expert interview responses and presented the findings. The authors presented an integrated framework by incorporating process, activities, and resource-based considerations while making sourcing decisions involving emerging technologies in SCM functions.
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Lalayiannis, Leonie, Nicky Asbury, Graham Dyson, and Amanda Walshe. "How do women with secondary breast cancer experience telling their adolescent children about their diagnosis?" Journal of Health Psychology 23, no. 9 (June 5, 2016): 1223–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316648484.
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This study investigated how women with secondary breast cancer experience telling their adolescent children. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with women who had been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer at least 1 year prior to the interview. Seven women, who had at least one child between 12 and 19 years old living at home at the time of diagnosis, were interviewed. The interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis for an in-depth understanding of women’s experiences. Women found that it was easier to tell their children of their secondary breast cancer diagnosis compared to their primary cancer. However, they talked about the impact the diagnosis had on their family.
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Werlang, Blanca Guevara, and Neury José Botega. "A semi-structured interview for psychological autopsy in suicide cases." Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria 25, no. 4 (October 2003): 212–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1516-44462003000400006.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the applicability and the interrater reliability of a Semi-Structured Interview for psychological autopsy in cases of suicide. METHOD: The Semi-Structured Interview for Psychological Autopsy (SSIPA) proposed in this paper consists of four modules which evaluate key-topics associated to suicide. In order to evaluate the instrument's applicability, a sample formed by 42 subjects related to 21 suicide cases was used. The interviews were tape-recorded first and then transcribed. The related material as well as the police inquiry data were presented to four judges. Evaluation of information has been performed with the help of a four-module formulary for decision making: precipitants and/or stressors, motivation, lethality, and intentionality. Data processing, whenever possible, has been accomplished using kappa statistics. When kappa statistic was not applicable, concordance percentage has been used. RESULTS: The SSIPA is applicable because it provides information containing a significant degree of agreement between evaluators, found in one hundred and twenty measurements of judgements made by four judges. There has been significant statistical agreement between the judges in three modules (precipitants and/or stressors, motivation, and intentionality) of the model for decision, except in one step of each module, which did not interfere in the final agreement on the present evaluation. In the lethality evaluation module, there has been a 100% agreement between judges. The judgement made by the raters on the four modules have allowed to reach a final agreement regarding the death mode as suicide. CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that it is possible to use a semi-structured instrument for psychological autopsy in cases of suicide, when the interviewees are relatives who accepted to provide information.
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Spasic, Ivana. "The informative and the performative in semi-structured interviews: The example of a study of territorial capital in Serbia." Sociologija 62, no. 1 (2020): 83–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/soc2001083s.
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The paper reexamines the semi-structured interview method on the basis of data collected in a study of medium-sized Serbian towns. The analysis of transcripts shows that the analytic quality of data varied depending on the interviewee?s position in the local institutional structure, so that in interviews with representatives of political and social institutions role playing (the performative) prevailed over providing information on social reality and attitudes (the informative). This finding is situated in the context of current debates within qualitative methodology which, while illuminating the complex intertwining of different dimensions of the interview (as source of data and interaction situation), fail to recognize fully the problem of performativity and provide solutions. In the final section some undesired epistemological and political implications are discussed of an uncritical application of the semi-structured interview if conceived in an overly antipositivistic fashion and disregarding the institutional and broader social framework within which the research takes place.
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Chen, Liwen, Tung-Liang Chen, Chieh-Ju Lin, and Hsu-Kuan Liu. "Preschool Teachers’ Perception of the Application of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Taiwan." Sustainability 11, no. 1 (December 26, 2018): 114. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11010114.
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The aim of this study is to explore preschool teachers’ perception of the application of information communication technology in Taiwan using qualitative methodology in the form of interpretive phenomenology. Snowball sampling was used to select fourteen preschool teachers from public preschools. The data was collected from fourteen preschool teachers using one-to-one, semi-structured in-depth interviews, each of which lasted for one to two hours based on the guidelines for semi-structured interviews. The interviews were taped, recorded, and transcribed for the main textual analysis, which was based on a thematic analysis. Five themes were identified: (1) a formative and explorative growth process, (2) information devices: at once plentiful and limited, (3) decisions between control and freedom, (4) parent-teacher communications, and (5) trend-driven resource integration. Suggestions and implications for the utilization of ICT in classroom practice and its implementation in the curriculum are discussed.
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Mehar Singh, Manjet Kaur. "International EFL/ESL Master Students’ Adaptation Strategies for Academic Writing Practices at Tertiary Level." Journal of International Students 7, no. 3 (July 1, 2018): 620–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v7i3.291.
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The present research provides insights into the different forms of adaptation strategies employed by international graduate students to overcome the challenges faced in the academic writing practices and gain access to their disciplinary communities of practice at Master’s level. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured in-depth focus group interviews. Respondents were 70 international graduate students enrolled in various Master-level programs. Semi-structured focus group interviews allowed the international graduate students to share their own experiences in the employment of suitable adaptation strategies to overcome the challenges faced in their academic writing practices in the Master programs. The adaptation strategies employed include enhancing their English language proficiency, referring to non-formal advisory services, and improving their academic writing style.
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Cheek, Wesley. "The paradox of community involvement: rebuilding Minamisanriku." Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal 29, no. 6 (June 22, 2020): 893–907. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm-12-2019-0374.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the barriers to community participation in post-disaster reconstruction in Minamisanriku, Japan.Design/methodology/approachThis paper utilizes the extended case method. 31 in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with local residents as well as 15 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with professionals working on reconstruction efforts. Multiple site visits were made to conduct participant observation and ethnographic research. The data from these interviews and fieldwork were triangulated with archival research.FindingsThe results from this research show that at least six major barriers to community participation in post-disaster reconstruction were present in Minamisanriku. These barriers were: predetermined tsunami risk levels, a disaster reconstruction menu, existing patterns of government, construction of seawalls, an existing lack of participation and administrative mergers. These barriers were not a product of the disaster event itself, but rather of the pre-existing conditions in Minamisanriku, and Japan in general.Originality/valueThis study pinpoints the actually existing barriers to the worldwide call for participatory measures and community involvement in post-disaster reconstruction.
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Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland, Helian Nunes de Oliveira, Lorenza Nogueira Campos, Carolina Ali Santos, Carlos Eduardo Resende Gomes, Suely Broxado de Oliveira, Maria Imaculada de Fátima Freitas, Francisco de Assis Acúrcio, and Carla Jorge Machado. "Reliability and validity of a questionnaire on vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections among adults with chronic mental illness: PESSOAS Project." Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria 30, no. 1 (January 31, 2008): 55–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1516-44462008005000005.
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OBJECTIVE: To describe reliability/validity of a semi-structured questionnaire designed to assess risk behavior to sexually transmitted diseases among adults with chronic mental illness. METHOD: A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted in one psychiatric hospital and one mental health outpatient clinic. Clinical, behavioral and demographic data were collected from semi-structured interviews and medical charts. One-hundred and twenty patients were randomly selected from pre-defined lists in both centers while 89 (74%) were interviewed, indicating 26% nonparticipation rate. Protocol, participation rates, consent form and feasibility issues were assessed. The semi-structured interview was evaluated with regard to reliability (intra- and inter-rater) and construct validity by randomly repeating the interviews in a 1:1 ratio up to one-week interval. Reliability was estimated by percent agreement and Kappa statistics (95% confidence interval). Construct validity was assessed by Grade of Membership model. RESULTS: Kappa statistics ranged from 0.40 to 1.00 for most variables. Grade of Membership analysis generated three profiles. Profile one was represented by mostly women with no condom use in stable relationships; profile two revealed mostly men in stable relationship but with multiple risk behaviors; while profile three indicated a higher proportion of licit or illicit substance use. CONCLUSIONS: Reliability and construct validity assessment using Grade of Membership analysis indicated that the semi-structured interview was suitable for capturing risk behavior among patients with chronic mental illness.
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BRUGHA, T. S., R. JENKINS, N. TAUB, H. MELTZER, and P. E. BEBBINGTON. "A general population comparison of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN)." Psychological Medicine 31, no. 6 (July 31, 2001): 1001–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291701004184.
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Background. In psychiatric surveys of the general population, there has been considerable discrepancy between diagnoses obtained by fully structured interviews and those established by systematic semi-structured clinical evaluation. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) is an example of the first type of interview widely used in general population surveys. We compared its performance in diagnosing current depressive and anxiety disorders with the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), a semi-structured diagnostic interview administered by clinically trained interviewers.Methods. Household addresses in Leicestershire, UK, were randomly sampled and 860 adults were screened with the Revised Clinical Interview Schedule. Adults with too few symptoms to fulfil diagnostic criteria for study disorders were excluded to increase the proportion re-interviewed who met such criteria. Repeat diagnostic interviews with the CIDI and SCAN, ordered randomly, were sought from eligible screen positive respondents. Recalibrated CIDI prevalence estimates were derived from the SCAN classification using Bayesian statistics.Results. Concordance ranged between ‘poor’ and ‘fair’ across almost all types of study disorders, and for co-morbidity. Concordance was somewhat better for severity of depression and when lower diagnostic thresholds were used for depression. Interview order effects were suggested with lower concordance when CIDI followed SCAN. Recalibration reduced the prevalence of depressive or anxiety disorder from 9·0 to 6·2%.Conclusions. Community psychiatric surveys using structured diagnostic interview data must be interpreted cautiously. They should include an element of clinical re-appraisal so findings can be adjusted for estimation differences between fully structured and clinical assessments.
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WITTCHEN, H. U., T. B. ÜSTÜN, and R. C. KESSLER. "Diagnosing mental disorders in the community. A difference that matters?" Psychological Medicine 29, no. 5 (September 1999): 1021–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291799008831.
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Brugha and his colleagues in this issue raise important questions about the validity of standardized diagnostic interviews of mental disorders, such as the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) (WHO, 1990). Although their concerns refer predominantly to the use of such instruments in epidemiological research, the authors' conclusions also have significant implications for diagnostic assessments in clinical practice and research. We agree with Brugha et al. that the inflexible approach to questioning used in standardized interviews can lead to an increased risk of invalidity with regard to some diagnoses. We also agree that the use of more semi-structured clinical questions has the potential to address this problem. However, we disagree with Brugha et al. in several other respects.First, we disagree with the authors' initial exclusive emphasis on diagnosis with regard to need assessment and consequences for the allocation of service resources. It is becoming increasingly clear that knowledge about diagnosis does not, in itself, whether assessed by clinical or non-clinical diagnostic interviews, provide sufficient information we need for policy purposes and the determination of societal costs, or to judge clinical management guidelines and treatment needs (Regier et al. 1998). Additional, preferably dimensional, data on associated disabilities and distress as well as a focused need evaluation for those psychosocial, psychological and drug interventions that characterize modern treatment strategies are also important. It also has become evident that a great many people in the general population carry more than one diagnosis. This ‘co-morbidity’ complicates further such simple equation of diagnosis prevalence with need assessment and policy decisions. Secondly, we disagree with the conclusion of Brugha et al. that the use of a semi-structured clinical interview, like the most current version of the Structured Clinical Assessment for Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), whether in the hands of clinical or non-clinical interviewers, is most closely approximating the ‘clinical gold standard’ and is the most feasible way to correct the problem of disagreement between semi-structured clinical diagnostic interviews and standardized diagnostic interviews. We believe that the practical reliability and validity problems associated with using such a clinical interviewing approach especially in large-scale community surveys as well as in cross-national research more than cancel out any theoretical advantage this approach might have in clarifying meaning. Thirdly, we disagree with the suggestion of Brugha et al. that the problem of validity is inherent in standardized non-clinician interviews. Indeed, as detailed below, there is no evidence that across all diagnoses clinical semi-structured interviews reveal more promising psychometric properties than standardized interviews. Also methodological research shows quite clearly that a substantial number of potential validity problems in standardized interviews can be overcome.
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Ajith, Aniruddh, Aaron Broun, Danielle A. Duarte, Bambi Jewett, Lilianna Phan, Erin L. Mead-Morse, Mignonne C. Guy, Kelvin Choi, and Julia Chen-Sankey. "Cigar-Smoking-Cessation Interest and Experience among Black Young Adults: A Semi-Structured In-Depth Interview Investigation." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14 (July 8, 2021): 7309. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147309.
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Although Black/African American populations have high cigar-smoking prevalence, little is known about cigar-smoking cessation among this group. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of cigar-smoking cessation and assistance received from healthcare providers among forty Black young-adult cigar smokers (ages 21–29). Semi-structured in-depth phone interviews were transcribed and coded. Qualitative data were analyzed by using thematic analysis. Participants mostly smoked cigarillos, large cigars, and blunts. Overall, many regular cigarillo smokers reported interest in quitting eventually, while large-cigar and blunt smokers shared less interest in quitting because they perceived low harm from smoking these products. The reasons for cigar-smoking cessation were health concerns and financial constraints. Most of the participants who attempted to quit cigars did not use any cessation aids. The reasons for relapse included nicotine withdrawal, stress, and easy access. Additionally, most participants reported their healthcare providers did not ask whether they smoked cigars, and even when they knew, little assistance for cigar-smoking cessation was provided. Informing Black cigar smokers of the harm of cigar smoking and encouraging healthcare providers to screen for and assist with cigar-smoking cessation may alleviate the health burden of cigar smoking in this population.
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Fossey, Ellie. "Using the Occupational Performance History Interview (OPHI): Therapists' Reflections." British Journal of Occupational Therapy 59, no. 5 (May 1996): 223–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030802269605900510.
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Clinical interviews provide occupational therapists with sensitive and versatile sources of information; however, reliable means to collect and interpret this information are necessary for effective clinical decision making. The Occupational Performance History Interview (OPHI) is a semi-structured interview, designed to address the need for a reliable and clinically useful interview tool in occupational therapy. This article describes a qualitative research study, in which four experienced therapists reflected on their use of the OPHI to interview people referred to a psychiatric day hospital service. The therapists' reflections, based on listening to audiotapes of these interviews, focused on the interview procedure and on themselves as interviewers. They illustrate how the conduct and interpretation of interviews may be guided by interactive reasoning and professional values. The development of a conversational interviewing style, whilst using this semi-structured interview tool, is also described. To develop reliable interview tools that are also consistent with the particular values and perspective of occupational therapy, consideration might usefully be given to using evaluation criteria applied to qualitative research, as well as conventional scientific criteria of reliability and validity.
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Kici, Güler, and Karl Westhoff. "Evaluation of Requirements for the Assessment and Construction of Interview Guides in Psychological Assessment." European Journal of Psychological Assessment 20, no. 2 (January 2004): 83–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759.20.2.83.
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Structured interviews are much more valid than unstructured ones. An important prerequisite for structured interviews is the use of an interview guide of high quality. Hints for the construction of interview guides are widespread in the literature, but there is no systematic collection of generally applicable rules for the evaluation and construction of interview guides. We, therefore, systematically collected the relevant rules concerning structure, contents, and question formulation in the Requirement-profile for In-depth-Interviews in Psychological Assessment (RIPA). By applying RIPA, we get indications of the strengths and weaknesses of interview guides. In our study the following questions are answered: How well can novices understand these rules, and are they able to evaluate a part of an interview guide correctly? Fifty-five students of psychology evaluated a part of an interview guide using RIPA. The mean percentage of correct decisions varied between 63% and 89%. This shows the comprehensibility and applicability of RIPA when used for the evaluation of a part of an in-depth interview guide. It seems plausible that RIPA may also be useful for the construction of in-depth interview guides.
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Enkono, Angula Nahas, and Alfons W. Mosimane. "An Assessment of Water Accessibility in the Kuvukiland Informal Settlement of Tsumeb in Namibia." Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 5 (September 27, 2016): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v9n5p10.
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<span lang="EN-US">Challenges of water supply in informal settlements have been observed in different parts of the world. This study evaluates accessibility to water in the Kuvukiland informal settlement. The study employed two methods</span><span lang="EN-ZA">:</span><span lang="EN-US"> a semi structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 50 respondents in the Kuvukiland informal settlement, and the in-depth interviews were carried out with five key informants. The findings suggest that access to water in informal settlements is a challenge, because more than half of the population in Kuvukiland live more than a kilometre from the water points. Further findings also show that affordability is a critical issue, because the more than half of the population are unemployed, and as a result they cannot afford to pay for water. Finally the findings are that, water supply in Kuvukiland does not follow an integrated water resource management approach. In addition, there is poor community involvement, and stakeholder participation is weak.</span>
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Schischka, John. "Developing participatory communication: a case study using semi-structured interviews in Samoa." Development in Practice 23, no. 4 (June 2013): 537–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2013.790934.
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Brown, Alice, and Patrick A. Danaher. "CHE Principles: facilitating authentic and dialogical semi-structured interviews in educational research." International Journal of Research & Method in Education 42, no. 1 (September 27, 2017): 76–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2017.1379987.
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Schatz, Enid. "Rationale and procedures for nesting semi-structured interviews in surveys or censuses." Population Studies 66, no. 2 (July 2012): 183–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2012.658851.
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Bibby, Paul. "The management of chronic neck pain – A retrospective survey of the patient journey using in-depth semi-structured interviews." Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing 10, no. 1 (February 2006): 25–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joon.2006.01.001.
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McTate, Emily A., and Jarrod M. Leffler. "Diagnosing disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: Integrating semi-structured and unstructured interviews." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 22, no. 2 (September 15, 2016): 187–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104516658190.
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The newest iteration of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual–fifth edition (DSM-5), is the first to include the diagnosis of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD). The assessment and diagnosis of psychopathology in children are complicated, particularly for mood disorders. Practice can be guided by the use of well-validated instruments. However, as this is a new diagnosis existing instruments have not yet been evaluated for the diagnosis of DMDD. This study seeks to provide a method for using existing structured interview instruments to assess for this contemporary diagnosis. The Children’s Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes (ChIPS) and the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID) are reviewed and existing items consistent with a diagnosis of DMDD are identified. Finally, a case is presented using both measures and applying the theoretical items identified to illustrate how one might use these measures to assess DMDD. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
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Duban, Nil. "The Opinions of Primary School Teachers Regarding to the Use of Museums in Science Courses." Journal of Education and Training Studies 7, no. 2 (January 7, 2019): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/jets.v7i2.3842.
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Museums provide the opportunity to handle real objects, solve problems, and interact with others. And also they are perfect places to ask our own questions, and try to discover the answer. So in many courses, teachers use museums as a learning environment for teaching the subject matter. The purpose of this research is to determine the opinions of primary school teachers about using museums in science courses. In the current research, the qualitative research method and semi-structured interview technique was used. Participants of the study were identified through intense case sampling. The participants of this research were primary school teachers who enrolled in the master program of The Graduate School of Afyon Kocatepe University. The data were collected through audio-taped semi-structured interviews. A semi-structured interview schedule was developed by the researcher. The credibility of this study was enhanced by expert review. The semi-structured interview schedule was sent to experts for review. The trustworthiness of this study was established by the formula proposed by Miles and Huberman. The data of this research are analyzing through content analysis technique. Findings were supported with direct quotes of participants’ opinions.
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Coolen, Henny. "Measurement and Analysis of Less Structured Data in Housing Research." Open House International 32, no. 3 (September 1, 2007): 55–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-03-2007-b0007.
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Two ideal types of data can be distinguished in housing research: structured and less-structured data. Questionnaires and official statistics are examples of structured data, while less-structured data arise for instance from open interviews and documents. Structured data are sometimes labelled quantitative, while less-structured data are called qualitative. In this paper structured and less-structured data are considered from the perspective of measurement and analysis. Structured data arise when the researcher has an a priori category system or measurement scale available for collecting the data. When such an a priori system or scale is not available the data are called less-structured. It will be argued that these less-structured observations can only be used for any further analysis when they contain some minimum level of structure called a category system, which is equivalent to a nominal measurement scale. Once this becomes evident, one realizes that through the necessary process of categorization less-structured data can be analyzed in much the same way as structured data, and that the difference between the two types of data is one of degree and not of kind. In the second part of the paper these ideas are illustrated with examples from my own research on the meaning of preferences for dwelling features in which the concept of a meaning structure plays a central part. Until now these meaning structures have been determined by means of semi-structured interviews which, even with small samples, result in large amounts of less-structured data.
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Mitton, Jan, and Gail Huxley. "Responses and Behaviour of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder during Semi-Structured Interviews." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 33, no. 5 (June 1988): 341–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674378803300505.
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The researchers investigated the behaviour of the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)patient, based on observations during structured interviews, to test the hypothesis that these patients are frequently more hostile, aggressive, demanding and manipulative in an interview situation, as has been reported in the literature. These patients were compared to a similar group which had been identified as having BPD traits. The findings suggest that the BPD patients respond with more helplessness and anxiety, that they are more reliable, and that they do not differ significantly in displays of negative behavior during the interview.
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Huillard, Olivier, Pascale Vinant, Isabelle Colombet, Vincent Montheil, Marie Yvonne Guillard, Nathalie Chaillot, Nathalie Moreau, and Francois Goldwasser. "End-of-life discussions with noncurable lung cancer patients: A patients' and oncologists' qualitative study." Journal of Clinical Oncology 32, no. 31_suppl (November 1, 2014): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.31_suppl.151.
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151 Background: Discussions concerning patients’ (pts) preferences regarding end-of-life (EOL) care can improve the quality of care in non-curable-cancer-pts. Nevertheless having such discussions is difficult for health care providers and discrepancies exist regarding the frequency of such discussions. Methods: We conducted a single center qualitative study exploring oncologists’ attitudes and practices toward EOL discussions and the feasibility of an intervention designed to explore and collect pts’ preferences regarding EOL care. For oncologists, the intervention consisted in a semi structured interview and in a questionnaire concerning pts included. For pts, semi-structured-in-depth-interviews were conducted to assess their opinion about EOL discussions and the feasibility of exploring and collecting their preferences regarding EOL care in our practice setting. Resulting anxiety was measured. Results: Oncologists’ interviews (n=5), revealed that EOL discussions were rare, more likely to be initiated by pts and to arise lately in the evolution of the disease. Main barriers invoked were the difficulty of having such conversation, the limited time available, the risks of maleficence (mainly anxiety and loss of hope) and the uncertainty concerning expected benefits. Pts’ interviews (n=10) revealed that most of them were willing to be part of medical decisions concerning their EOL care. Few preferences regarding EOL-care were actually collected but the resulting in-depth discussions help mentioning a great variety of unusual topics as well as emotional, cultural and spiritual issues. Anxiety as a side effect was uncommon. Interviewers and oncologists often overestimated pts’ anxiety which is consistent with a projection of their own anxiety. Conclusions: Discussions concerning EOL care are uncommon in the setting studied and four main barriers were identified. Having these conversations was feasible and led to unexpected in-depth interviews concerning topics rarely addressed in our current practice. This intervention could help clarifying pts’ preferences and identifying psychosocial issues that could trigger palliative care team referral.
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Bhattacharya, Shubhasheesh, Sweta Mohapatra, and Sonali Bhattacharya. "Women Advancing to Leadership Positions: A Qualitative Study of Women Leaders in IT and ITES Sector in India." South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management 5, no. 2 (July 19, 2018): 150–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2322093718782756.
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The article examines the key factors that facilitate the advancement of women to leadership positions in the information technology and information technology enabled services (IT and ITES) sector in India. It adopted interview based exploratory case study method using multiple case studies and gathered empirical data using in-depth semi-structured interviews. The study identified critical individual and organizational factors which facilitate the advancement of women in leadership positions. The findings are of value to human resource and diversity practitioners to create gender-balanced and inclusive leadership in the organizations that would lead to attracting, retaining and developing women talent for leadership roles.
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Rogers, Wendy A., and D. Kristen Gilbert. "An In-Depth Analysis of Automatic Teller Machine Usage by Older Adults." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 38, no. 2 (October 1994): 142–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129403800203.
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The present study investigated the usage of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) by older adults. We conducted 100 telephone interviews of older adults wherein we queried subjects about their frequency of ATM usage. From this pool of individuals we chose eight frequent users and eight intermediate users to participate in an in-depth structured interview. The phone and structured interviews provided detailed information about usage patterns and general ATM knowledge of older adults. The interviewing technique provided insight into the concerns of older adults and the problems they encounter when using ATM technology. The results of this study provide information relevant to design and training for ATMs. Although the data are derived from a sample of older adults, any improvements of design, safety, or training will be beneficial to the population of users as a whole.
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Hirata, Yoko, and Yoshihiro Hirata. "Data-driven learning and semi-structured interviews in tertiary language education in Japan." International Journal of Innovation and Learning 18, no. 3 (2015): 313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijil.2015.071498.
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Ersel Kaymakamoglu, Sibel. "Teachers’ Beliefs, Perceived Practice and Actual Classroom Practice in Relation to Traditional (Teacher-Centered) and Constructivist (Learner-Centered) Teaching (Note 1)." Journal of Education and Learning 7, no. 1 (September 4, 2017): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jel.v7n1p29.
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This study explored the EFL teachers’ beliefs, perceived practice and actual classroom practice in relation to Traditional (teacher-centered) and Constructivist (learner-centered) teaching in Cyprus Turkish State Secondary Schools context. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews and structured observations were employed with purposively selected participants to gain in-depth understanding about the teachers’ beliefs, their perceived practice and actual classroom practice. The teachers were interviewed to elicit their subjective views about their beliefs and perceived practice regarding the themes, teacher-centered and learner-centered teaching in the context of their instructional practice. The observations were carried some time after the interviews had been completed. The teachers were observed for the purpose of exploring to what extent their beliefs were reflected in their classroom practice. COLT (Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching) Observation Scheme was utilized as the data collection instrument. 10 EFL teachers were purposively selected by criterion sampling as the participants of the investigation. An equal number of experienced male and female teachers who were similar in terms of length of experience were selected for the in-depth interviews and observations on voluntary basis. Findings of the study revealed that regarding teacher-centered and learner-centered teaching, teachers showed some variations in their stated beliefs. The interview data indicated that although the teachers expressed their beliefs in Constructivist learning and teaching, and both Constructivist and Traditional, their perceived practice was Traditional (except one teacher for whom it was both). However, the findings based on the observational data showed that Traditional practice was more frequent than communicative potentially Constructivist practice.
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Hillman, Sarah C., Carol Bryce, Rachel Caleychetty, and Jeremy Dale. "Women’s experiences of diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: a mixed-methods study in general practice." British Journal of General Practice 70, no. 694 (March 9, 2020): e322-e329. http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20x708881.
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BackgroundPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common lifelong metabolic condition with serious associated comorbidities. Evidence points to a delay in diagnosis and inconsistency in the information provided to women with PCOS.AimTo capture women’s experiences of how PCOS is diagnosed and managed in UK general practice.Design and settingThis was a mixed-methods study with an online questionnaire survey and semi-structured telephone interviews with a subset of responders.MethodAn online survey to elicit women’s experiences of general practice PCOS care was promoted by charities and BBC Radio Leicester. The survey was accessible online between January 2018 and November 2018. A subset of responders undertook a semi-structured telephone interview to provide more in-depth data.ResultsA total of 323 women completed the survey (average age 35.4 years) and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 women. There were five key themes identified through the survey responses. Participants described a variable lag time from presentation to PCOS diagnosis, with a median of 6–12 months. Many had experienced mental health problems associated with their PCOS symptoms, but had not discussed these with the GP. Many were unable to recall any discussion about associated comorbidities with the GP. Some differences were identified between the experiences of women from white British backgrounds and those from other ethnic backgrounds.ConclusionFrom the experiences of the women in this study, it appears that PCOS in general practice is not viewed as a long-term condition with an increased risk of comorbidities including mental health problems. Further research should explore GPs’ awareness of comorbidities and the differences in PCOS care experienced by women from different ethnic backgrounds.
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Husband, Gary. "Ethical Data Collection and Recognizing the Impact of Semi-Structured Interviews on Research Respondents." Education Sciences 10, no. 8 (August 11, 2020): 206. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci10080206.
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This article explores the complex relationship between researcher and respondent through shared experience and interaction in the interview processes. Ethical considerations related to the balance of power and potential for change in respondents’ professional actions and decisions post-interview are discussed whilst problematizing the concept of truly informed consent. Informed by critical incident analysis, the article draws on the researcher’s experience of undertaking a qualitative-based study founded in the principles of phenomenological hermeneutics. Concluded in 2016, the research investigates the impact of pedagogical training programs on respondents’ teaching practice and engagement with professional learning. Respondents, experienced lecturers working in the adult education sectors in Scotland and Wales, contacted the researcher to share their post-interview experiences. The research was not designed to elicit change in respondents, nor influence professional choice or practice. However, each communication received attributed participating in the research as the source for renewed interest and engagement in professional learning. Although research interviews becoming an enriching experience for respondents is a recorded phenomenon the ascribed effects were profound, potentially life-changing, and not fully anticipated. Ethical considerations for researchers designing and undertaking interview-based research are considered alongside the potential for engagement in research interviews as a catalyst for professional learning in practice.
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Salahuddin, Dr Afsheen. "The The Perceptions of Parents and Teachers about the Classroom Environment and Morality." Journal of Arts & Social Sciences 7, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 43–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.46662/jass-vol7-iss2-2020(43-51).
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The basic objective of this study was to explore the issues of morality in the classroom environment and to look for the ways to teach moral values to the students during their classes. This small scale study has tried to provide some solutions to this issue. The present study has adopted a qualitative paradigm for the in-depth analyses of the issues regarding morality and classroom education. The study includes semi structured interviews taken from ten parents whose children are studying at the university level. Moreover ten university teachers were also interviewed to know about their views regarding the issue of how to teach moral values to the students in the classroom setting along with teaching. The interviewees were chosen through purposive sampling technique. The interviews were semi structured so that real views of the teachers and parents could be explored and also to make them feel relaxed. The interview consisted of five open ended questions. The interviews were recorded and later transcribed and then they were analysed by utilising the thematic analysis technique. The major themes which emerged after the analysis were that first of all, teacher should be a role model practicing the moral values himself/herself. Another theme was bridging the gap between parents and children, also enhancing friendliness among the teachers and their students so that students could be taught how to observe certain ethics and values in the classroom settings in an informal way like showing some videos or discussing some news which highlight some moral issues. Another theme was to develop a model based on moral education which should be incorporated into the curriculum of the educational institutes. The study provided some effective solutions which if incorporated in the classroom teaching can be helpful in solving the issue of morality among the students.
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Stuckey, Heather. "Three types of interviews: Qualitative research methods in social health." Journal of Social Health and Diabetes 01, no. 02 (December 2013): 056–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2321-0656.115294.
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AbstractInterviewing is a primary way of collecting data in qualitative research to direct the participant in responding to a specific research question. In diabetes, this may include “what are the reasons that have contributed to your success in diabetes self-management” or “how do you believe stress impacts your blood glucose?” Three types of interviews are common in social health: (1) Structured; (2) semi-structured; and (3) narrative interview. These range in a format including specified sets of questions to the telling of patient stories in an organic way. This paper describes the differences between these types of interviews and examples of each related to diabetes research.
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Smith, Fran, Elizabeth Banwell, and Roby Rakhit. "‘I was in control of it from the start’: A qualitative study of men’s experiences of positive adjustment following a heart attack." Journal of Health Psychology 22, no. 10 (February 1, 2016): 1345–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315627000.
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A qualitative design was used to explore the experience of positive adjustment following a heart attack. Ten men attending a cardiac rehabilitation programme completed in-depth semi-structured interviews. An overarching theme: ‘I was in control of it from the start’ emerged with six subthemes, relating to intrapersonal and interpersonal factors and processes. The subthemes reflected the importance of identifying controllable versus non-controllable factors and employing adaptive coping strategies.
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Danielsson, Anna T., and Maria Berge. "Using Video-Diaries in Educational Research Exploring Identity: Affordances and Constraints." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 19 (January 1, 2020): 160940692097354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406920973541.
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To use video in educational research has become more and more common in the last few decades, including methodologies where informants themselves use video-cameras for documentation. The purpose of the article is to discuss affordances and constraints of using video-diaries as a data generation method for investigating students’ identity constitution. Video-diaries were recorded as part of a larger project, where the empirical data also included observations and videorecordings of teaching and semi-structured interviews. The noninterference of the researchers during the video-diaries was found to be both a strength, in that students more freely could tell their own stories, and a weakness, in that it put high demands on the students’ ability to express themselves in monologue format. An important affordance of the video-diaries was that they contributed to a “thick” data set, both in that they informed our individual, semi-structured interviews and allowed us to quickly move on to in-depth conversations, and in that the students were able to utilize artifacts and show environments of importance to them.
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Wąsikiewicz-Firlej, Emilia. "Corporate identity vs. corporate image in the eyes of professionals: an interview-based study." Scripta Neophilologica Posnaniensia, no. 18 (February 7, 2019): 109–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/snp.2018.18.11.
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Contrary to subsequent studies focused on the construction of corporate identity, this article aims to examine the stakeholder’s perception of corporate identity projected to the public through language and visual manifestations on corporate “About us” pages. A qualitative, data-driven approach has been taken in the study. The results, based on data collected from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with twenty professionals, demonstrate the interviewees’ deep scepticism towards corporate narrations, which are interpreted as persuasive and serving corporate ends. Thus, online projections of corporate identities do always match actual images held by stakeholders. The interviewees have emerged as critical readers of corporate communications and active constructors of corporate image.
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Kodagoda, Thilakshi. "Working Long Hours and Its Impact on Family Life: Experiences of Women Professionals and Managers in Sri Lanka." Indian Journal of Gender Studies 25, no. 1 (January 15, 2018): 108–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0971521517738432.
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Worldwide studies of professional and managerial dual-earner couples in specific professions have indicated that with the double burdens of work and family, working long hours limit women’s career aspirations. Based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 40 respondents, this article examines how long working hours in the banking and health sectors impact professional and managerial mothers’ family life and health, and how the latter perceive motherhood roles. Though there was evidence of negative effects of long hours especially on childcare and children’s cognitive development, while rationalising their decision on combining motherhood and paid work, mothers interviewed valued their full-time employment.
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Dapeng, Liang, and Wu Weiwei. "Barriers and incentives of CCS deployment in China: Results from semi-structured interviews." Energy Policy 37, no. 6 (June 2009): 2421–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2009.02.032.
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O'Keeffe, J., W. Buytaert, A. Mijic, N. Brozovic, and R. Sinha. "The use of semi-structured interviews for the characterisation of farmer irrigation practices." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 12, no. 8 (August 24, 2015): 8221–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-12-8221-2015.
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Abstract. Generating information on the behaviours, characteristics and drivers of users, as well on the resource itself, is vital in developing sustainable and realistic water security options. In this paper we present a methodology for collecting qualitative and quantitative data on water use practices through semi-structured interviews. This approach facilitates the collection of detailed information on actors' decisions in a convenient and cost-effective manner. The interview is organised around a topic guide, which helps lead the conversation in a standardised way while allowing sufficient opportunity to identify relevant issues previously unknown to the researcher. In addition, semi-structured interviews can be used to obtain certain types of quantitative data. While not as accurate as direct measurements, it can provide useful information on local practices and farmers' insights. We present an application of the methodology on two districts in the State of Uttar Pradesh in North India. By means of 100 farmer interviews, information was collected on various aspects of irrigation practices, including irrigation water volumes, irrigation cost, water source and their spatial variability. A statistical analysis of the information, along with some data visualisation is also presented, which highlights a significant variation in irrigation practices both within and between the districts. Our application shows that semi-structured interviews are an effective and efficient method of collecting both qualitative and quantitative information for the assessment of drivers, behaviours and their outcomes in a data scarce region. The collection of this type of data could significantly improve insight on water resources, leading to more realistic management options and increased water security in the future.
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Lodhi, Samra Zubair, and Seema Gul. "Process of Post Traumatic Growth in Trauma Victims in Pakistan: A Qualitative Study." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. I (March 30, 2021): 204–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(vi-i).20.
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The facet of trauma as a constructive means is recent area of study in the field of Positive Psychology i.e, Posttraumatic growth. The present qualitative study is aimed to explore the process of PTG in the trauma victims of Pakistan. Total sample (N=40) having an equal number of participants i.e, manmade disaster (n=20, Male=10 & female=10) and natural disasters (n=20, Male=10 & female=10) was selected purposively. Interview protocol i.e, Semi-Structured Questionnaire was developed with the help of previous literature to go deep about the growth process in participants. The in-depth interviews were conducted on victims showing high Post-traumatic growth on PTGI. In-depth interviews were conducted, tape-recorded and transcribed. Themes were extracted out of bulk of the data through IPA to find out the process of PTG. Main themes were extracted and a Model of PTG was developed with the interaction of those themes.