When I was learning to drive, I was learning to drive in my car, but my mum had lent it to a (1), because obviously I couldn’t drive it on the road at the time...And so the deal was that they taught me - they took me out for (2) every week, and then they got to borrow the car… But of course this caused a bit of a clash of (3), because it wasn’t in their interest for me to pass my test, because then they’d have to give the car back… So, um, when I was learning to drive, I kind of - it made it a bit (4), because he… You know, I was kind of aware of that, and I felt sometimes he was a bit undermining of - of my driving, rather than (5) me… because he - you know, he had his own...Like I was saying, h- he probably didn’t want to give the car back… And I can also remember um, you know, I was - he was really (6), eating sweets, because I - I’d go too fast...

It shows the interviewer discussing ethical considerations.

Which ethical considerations does the interviewer mention? Choose from the following options:


During the introduction, the interviewer checks that Amanda:

1. understands the aim of the research and reasons for selecting her as a participant.

2. knows how long the interview will take.

3. is aware that her personal details (name, etc) will not be used in the results (= confidentiality / anonymity & data protection).

4. agrees / consents to take part in the interview.

5. consents to the interview being recorded.

6. knows she can stop or take a break if needed.

7. knows she doesn’t have to answer a question if she doesn’t want to.

8. is aware of / agrees with how the interview will be used in future.

9. has chance to ask any questions before the interview starts.

10. knows exactly what questions will be asked.

• Eye contact and other body language

• Use of probing for more examples

• Use of other strategies

Discuss the following question:

2. Is preparing, carrying out and analysing an interview a quick or slow process?

3. Which seems like a more reasonable number of interviews to carry out in small-scale research: 10 or 100? Why?

4. As the number of interviewees is usually quite small, does this mean that the response rate (= number of participants who actually complete the interview) will be high or low?

5. Is an interview usually based on more open or closed questions?

7. What kinds of body language can the interviewer use, 

to help make the interviewee feel comfortable? Choose 

three of the following:

A. Eye contact

B. Yawning

C. Nodding

D. Smiling

E. Shouting

8. If the interviewee only gives a short answer to a question, how could the interviewer encourage a longer answer? 

A. By moving onto another subject

B. By probing (e.g. asking a follow-up question)

C. By giving the interviewee money

9. If the interviewee isn’t sure how to answer a question, how can prompting help?

A. Prompting is a way of re-wording a question, to help the interviewee understand it more clearly.

B.Prompting is a way to help the interviewee feel comfortable, e.g. by smiling, nodding or laughing.

  

2. Is preparing, carrying out and analysing an interview a quick or slow process?

3. Which seems like a more reasonable number of interviews to carry out in small-scale research: 10 or 100? Why?

4. As the number of interviewees is usually quite small, does this mean that the response rate (= number of participants who actually complete the interview) will be high or low?

5. Is an interview usually based on more open or closed questions?

7. What kinds of body language can the interviewer use, 

to help make the interviewee feel comfortable? Choose 

three of the following:

A. Eye contact y

B. Yawning

C. Nodding y

D. Smiling y

E. Shouting

8. If the interviewee only gives a short answer to a question, how could the interviewer encourage a longer answer? 

A. By moving onto another subject n

B. By probing (e.g. asking a follow-up question) y

C. By giving the interviewee money maybe

9. If the interviewee isn’t sure how to answer a question, how can prompting help?

A. Prompting is a way of re-wording a question, to help the interviewee understand it more clearly. y

B.Prompting is a way to help the interviewee feel comfortable, e.g. by smiling, nodding or laughing. n