Interviews will be the primary means to collect the data for this study. Each participant will be interviewed based on an interview guide (see Appendix B: Interview Guide). Because of the complexity of meeting the participant more than once semi-structured interviews will be the most convenient to collect the data (Doody & Noonan, 2013). Semi-structured interviews will help the researcher to develop a keen understanding of the experience of the undocumented immigrants. The interviews will allow participants to share their stories, as suggested by many researchers namely Newton (2010); Seidman (2013); Jacob et al. (2012); Knox & Burkard (2009). The interviews will be mostly of open-ended questions, and emphasis will be placed on the responsive
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Due to their flexibility, semi structured interviews provide the freedom for participants to articulate their views using their words (Qu & Dumay, 2011; Englander, 2012; Kvale, 1996). The goal is for the researcher to gather firsthand, reliable, and comparable qualitative data (Millar & Gallagher, 2009; Burns, 2005). Ajjawi and Higgs (2007) suggested that semi structured interviews offer greater breadth in the data compared to structured interviews. Semi structured interviews offer more freedom for participants to answer questions and to explain their experiences without being tied down to prefabricated answers (Ajjawi & Higgs, 2007; Schultze & Avital, 2011). Another advantage for semi structured interviews is the ability to compare answers across interviews, since the questions are standardized (Ajjawi & Higgs, 2007; Minichiello et al., 1999). The unstructured interview aims to explore and cover the narratives, financial stance, mindsets, and lived experiences of the undocumented immigrants. It also provides a vehicle for the researcher to develop a conversational relationship with the participants about the meanings of their experiences (Whiting, 2008; van Teijlingen, 2014; Harrell & Bradley, 2009; Rabionet, 2011; Ayres, …show more content…
Understanding of any phenomenon requires, at least, knowing the facts or specifics about that phenomenon (Fleck, 2012). Outside a particular context that shapes those facts yet they lack of meanings. Descriptions always depend on the perceptions, inclinations, and emotions from the describer (e.g., White, 2014; Roether et al., 2009; Smith, 2010; Gill & Andreychik, 2009). Researchers seeking to describe an experience select what they will describe and, in the process of featuring certain aspects of it, begin to transform that experience (Dokic & Lemaire, 2013). Although no description is interpretation proof, basic or fundamental qualitative description, as opposed to, phenomenological or grounded theory description, requires a kind of interpretation that is low-inference, or likely to result in easier consensus among researchers (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009; Remler & Van Ryzin, 2010). For example, one researcher may describe a fact or the feelings and a second researcher describes the events during an interview, both researchers will likely find a common denominator while reporting the interviews (Flick, 2009). Reporting qualitative study results can be difficult for qualitative researchers (Boeije, 2009; Denzin & Lincoln, 2011). Many researchers argued that focusing on techniques and issues of collecting, processing, and analyzing data for qualitative
Due to their flexibility, semi structured interviews provide the freedom for participants to articulate their views using their words (Qu & Dumay, 2011; Englander, 2012; Kvale, 1996). The goal is for the researcher to gather firsthand, reliable, and comparable qualitative data (Millar & Gallagher, 2009; Burns, 2005). Ajjawi and Higgs (2007) suggested that semi structured interviews offer greater breadth in the data compared to structured interviews. Semi structured interviews offer more freedom for participants to answer questions and to explain their experiences without being tied down to prefabricated answers (Ajjawi & Higgs, 2007; Schultze & Avital, 2011). Another advantage for semi structured interviews is the ability to compare answers across interviews, since the questions are standardized (Ajjawi & Higgs, 2007; Minichiello et al., 1999). The unstructured interview aims to explore and cover the narratives, financial stance, mindsets, and lived experiences of the undocumented immigrants. It also provides a vehicle for the researcher to develop a conversational relationship with the participants about the meanings of their experiences (Whiting, 2008; van Teijlingen, 2014; Harrell & Bradley, 2009; Rabionet, 2011; Ayres, …show more content…
Understanding of any phenomenon requires, at least, knowing the facts or specifics about that phenomenon (Fleck, 2012). Outside a particular context that shapes those facts yet they lack of meanings. Descriptions always depend on the perceptions, inclinations, and emotions from the describer (e.g., White, 2014; Roether et al., 2009; Smith, 2010; Gill & Andreychik, 2009). Researchers seeking to describe an experience select what they will describe and, in the process of featuring certain aspects of it, begin to transform that experience (Dokic & Lemaire, 2013). Although no description is interpretation proof, basic or fundamental qualitative description, as opposed to, phenomenological or grounded theory description, requires a kind of interpretation that is low-inference, or likely to result in easier consensus among researchers (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009; Remler & Van Ryzin, 2010). For example, one researcher may describe a fact or the feelings and a second researcher describes the events during an interview, both researchers will likely find a common denominator while reporting the interviews (Flick, 2009). Reporting qualitative study results can be difficult for qualitative researchers (Boeije, 2009; Denzin & Lincoln, 2011). Many researchers argued that focusing on techniques and issues of collecting, processing, and analyzing data for qualitative