Title: 3. Interviews
Course: EDPS0009: Researching Education and Society: Qualitative Methods 2020/2021

3. Data collection methods: Interviews

We will discuss interviews as a social research method. We will consider the different kinds of interviews and think about what kinds of research questions each approach is best suited to. You will design an interview schedule to carry out this method by interviewing your fellow students, family members and/or friends.

By the end of this component you will:

- Understand what the roles, benefits and drawbacks of interviews are
- Understand what kinds of research questions interviews can answer
- Know the practicalities involved in carrying out interviews
- Know how to develop an interview schedule

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