Dr. Paul Gorman on Qualitative Research Proposals
When writing a research proposal, there may be no better advantage than knowing what the reviewers are thinking as they review your proposal. Fortunately, I was able to pick the brain of one such...
View ArticleThe Interview Guide
When we want to know more than the boxes and circles on a survey can reveal, we turn to the open-ended interview. Thoughtfully designed and skillfully delivered, interviews generate an infinite...
View Article‘Probing and Prompting’
Asking good follow-up questions is part of any conversation, whether between friends arranging a lunch date or between focus group leader and participants. As qualitative researchers, we’re taught to...
View ArticleThe Good Qualitative Researcher
For my recent completion of the Certified Listening Professional (CLP) certificate program (through the International Listening Association), I wrote a paper called Listening: The Essence of...
View ArticleDr. Richard Krueger on Qualitative Listening
I thought if I really wanted to learn about listening during qualitative interviews I should go to an expert, someone who has been doing it and teaching it for several years. So I contacted Dr. Richard...
View ArticleManaging Emotions in Qualitative Interviews
When we conduct qualitative interviews, we potentially expose ourselves to people we don’t like, people that push our buttons, or people that behave badly in groups. We may also find ourselves...
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