The next article that will be critically examined comes from an academic who focuses her work on qualitative research methodology in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology. Kathryn Roulston’s article titled Considering Quality in Qualitative Interviewing looks at how the quality of interviews conducted by people in the field affect the outcome of the work that follows the research process. As well, she also illustrates the flack that researchers receive sometimes from their methodological choices regarding interviews. The thesis of this article states that, “… the focus on the use of qualitative interviews in research studies, arguing that with a growing array of theorizations of the qualitative interview, researchers must demonstrate
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This article, titled Framing the telephone interview as a participant-centered tool for qualitative research: a methodological discussion, written by Adrienne Trier-Bienek, a cultural studies scholar, illustrates the positives of switching from the normal face-to-face interview style to a more technologically advanced style, being the telephone interview. The thesis of this article states that, “Being interviewed over the phone may result in more honest data as people have become more accustomed to ‘virtual’ communication, serving to benefit both the participant and the researcher.” (Trier-Bienek 2012: 630) Trier-Bienek goes on to describe how using a telephone to conduct an interview actually provides some amazing benefits that are not available through a regular face-to-face …show more content…
According to Bushner and James, this article argues that interviews through email are worth refining due to the positive traits that are associated with them. (Bushner and James 2006) This article discusses a few different methods of qualitative research and provides pros and cons for each, with email interviews being the main focus. This article is valuable for the future of ethnographic research because it illustrates how interviews can be redefined in order to be more convenient for both the researcher and the participants. By examining the upside to more technologically advanced data collection methods, it is clear that they will certainly have an effect on the way interviews will be conducted in the future.
Conclusion
Overall, throughout this paper it is clear that there are many positive and negatives and pros and cons associated with the qualitative data collection method of interviewing. By examining face-to-face interviews in comparison to online/email and telephone interviews, it is clear that there is a place for all three of these interviewing methods within the field of anthropology. Having these options presents the anthropologist with many ways to acquire data surrounding their topic of research in order to create the richest and most fulfilled ethnography
This article, titled Framing the telephone interview as a participant-centered tool for qualitative research: a methodological discussion, written by Adrienne Trier-Bienek, a cultural studies scholar, illustrates the positives of switching from the normal face-to-face interview style to a more technologically advanced style, being the telephone interview. The thesis of this article states that, “Being interviewed over the phone may result in more honest data as people have become more accustomed to ‘virtual’ communication, serving to benefit both the participant and the researcher.” (Trier-Bienek 2012: 630) Trier-Bienek goes on to describe how using a telephone to conduct an interview actually provides some amazing benefits that are not available through a regular face-to-face …show more content…
According to Bushner and James, this article argues that interviews through email are worth refining due to the positive traits that are associated with them. (Bushner and James 2006) This article discusses a few different methods of qualitative research and provides pros and cons for each, with email interviews being the main focus. This article is valuable for the future of ethnographic research because it illustrates how interviews can be redefined in order to be more convenient for both the researcher and the participants. By examining the upside to more technologically advanced data collection methods, it is clear that they will certainly have an effect on the way interviews will be conducted in the future.
Conclusion
Overall, throughout this paper it is clear that there are many positive and negatives and pros and cons associated with the qualitative data collection method of interviewing. By examining face-to-face interviews in comparison to online/email and telephone interviews, it is clear that there is a place for all three of these interviewing methods within the field of anthropology. Having these options presents the anthropologist with many ways to acquire data surrounding their topic of research in order to create the richest and most fulfilled ethnography