Author Question: What is the difference between unstructured and structured interviews? What will be an ideal ... (Read 31 times)

Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What is the difference between unstructured and structured interviews?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are some general guidelines applicable to most participant-observation fieldwork?

What will be an ideal response?

amanda_14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: Unstructured interviews involve a minimum of control, use open ended questions, and allow interviewees to respond at their own pace using their own words. Structured interviews use the same set of questions for all informants, in the same sequence, and preferably under the same set of conditions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: One should generally work ones way down the political hierarchy, select one role and use it consistently, proceed slowly, and communicate to the local people that she or he is a student, wanting to learn more about a subject on which they are the experts.