Using semi-structured interviews in qualitative research

Learn how to use semi-structured interviews effectively, and make sure they run smoothly! Practical tips to make sure you get rich qualitative data.
A common qualitative method, in-depth interviews can help you drill down into a topic. However, make sure you create an interview guide, and consider how and when you will interview your participants to get the best data. We'll also look at how you can bring them in to common qualitative analysis software.
This blog post gives more detail on creating a semi-structured interview guide,
www.quirkos.com/blog/post/sem...
And 10 tips for qualitative interviews here:
www.quirkos.com/blog/post/10-...
You can also get a free trial of the qualitative analysis software package Quirkos from here:
www.quirkos.com

[@Quirkos]

Hope this helps give confidence for those wanting to start qualitative interviews...

[@LucasWxyz]

Daniel, thanks for the tips. While this is my main job, it is always good to have a refresh. And you do a great job covering the basics and some et tips. One thing I might add, is to ask one last question and get the participants to ask questions back at the end. I found that once interviews are about to be done, engaged participants want to have extra things to say. And more often than not, they are really interesting bits. Also, love the new logo!

[@Quirkos]

Great suggestion!

[@sofiekorcykova920]

Hey, thank you very much for this resource! Really appreciated it before doing my first semi-structured interview.

[@sonasood2938]

Thank you! Fantastic tips.

[@mebratbeyene2650]

very useful and interesting to listen to. He answered many questions. almost everything I want .I will follow his website. Thanks a lot.

[@colbingreene6983]

About to have my very first interview ,thanks lots for this 😊

[@lucyfuentes1868]

Very helpful! Thank you.

[@JosephFabs]

You won’t feel that he was selling his software. I love Quirkos’ videos. The intension is to help ❤️❤️❤️

[@Quirkos]

Thank you! Quirkos won't suit everyone's research, so better to just describe the methods and let people choose the best tool for themselves!

[@chris1660]

Great advice. Even though I am a salesman who conducts lots of technical interviews in my role I have noticed a difference in my interviews for my DBA studies. Thanks

[@Quirkos]

So glad it was helpful!

[@ambert1261]

gonna make semi-structured interview for my dissertation. Very useful! Thank you so much!!!

[@Quirkos]

Good luck! Let us know if you have any questions...

[@xtrimuc]

quite helpful.. thanks D...

[@levinpyzera5266]

very helpful, thank you

[@TheKarthhh]

Thanks for sharing🙂

[@sangeetabooneeady8901]

Very helpful thank you sir

[@karenhiawalyer2420]

Thank you.

[@sangeetabooneeady8901]

Very helpful

[@rferri9]

I think most of the videos on this topic are useless, but I found yours very helpful. Thank you. Also, has anyone ever told you you give off Michael Palin vibes?

[@dennissykes5173]

I was just curious I do not know if you mentioned this but would a Cafe mess with participant anonymity?

[@Quirkos]

Good question - if you are going to be dealing with personal or sensitive topics where someone could overhear, a public setting can be difficult. Always good to offer a private (safe) space as an option if you are able to

[@ilyaskhan6957]

Sir in semi structured interview the researcher will use an open ended research questions ?

[@Quirkos]

Yes, the wording is a bit strange, but semi-structured usually means open-ended questions, but with a guide and good idea about likely topics

[@ilyaskhan6957]

@@Quirkos thank you for your reply