To interview or not to interview - that is the question : personal reflections on audio taped interviewing as a means of data collection

Marilyn Fay Kell

To interview or not to interview - that is the question : personal reflections on audio taped interviewing as a means of data collection

Marilyn Fay Kell

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Abstract

![CDATA[Interviewing seems to be such an easy mode of obtaining data. Not a day goes by without professionals garnering information from experts as they interview them on radio or television. There is no shortage of models or techniques of interviewing to immerse ourselves in. Besides, most people like talking about their interests and concerns. After conducting more than 50 in depth interviews for my doctoral research resulting in a minor mountain of data it has been interesting to reflect on the pleasures, the pitfalls and the perils of this form of data collection. This paper aims to guide and inform your thinking about whether this is an appropriate mode of data collection for your research.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the University of Western Sydney Education Research Conference 2003: (Re) Visioning Education
Publisher	University of Western Sydney
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	University of Western Sydney Education Research Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2003 → …

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Conference	University of Western Sydney Education Research Conference
Period	1/01/03 → …

Keywords

interviewing
research
methodology
data collection
audiotapes

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To interview or not to interview - that is the question : personal reflections on audio taped interviewing as a means of data collection. / Kell, Marilyn Fay.
Proceedings of the University of Western Sydney Education Research Conference 2003: (Re) Visioning Education. University of Western Sydney, 2003.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper

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To interview or not to interview - that is the question : personal reflections on audio taped interviewing as a means of data collection

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