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A '''semi-structured interview''' is a method of [[research]] used in the [[social sciences]]. While a [[structured interview]] has a formalized, limited set questions, a semi-structured [[interview]] is flexible, allowing new questions to be brought up during the interview as a result of what the interviewee says. The interviewer in a semi-structured interview generally has a framework of themes to be explored. | A '''semi-structured interview''' is a method of [[research]] used in the [[social sciences]]. While a [[structured interview]] has a formalized, limited set questions, a semi-structured [[interview]] is flexible, allowing new questions to be brought up during the interview as a result of what the interviewee says. The interviewer in a semi-structured interview generally has a framework of themes to be explored. |
Revision as of 12:00, 21 January 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
A semi-structured interview is a method of research used in the social sciences. While a structured interview has a formalized, limited set questions, a semi-structured interview is flexible, allowing new questions to be brought up during the interview as a result of what the interviewee says. The interviewer in a semi-structured interview generally has a framework of themes to be explored.
External Links
UN Food & Agriculture Organization's tutorial on semi-structured interviews Template:Psychology-stub