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SRA Training
| Qualitative Data Collection: Interviewing | |
| Summary: | As a qualitative method, interviewing can generate wonderfully rich and nuanced data, but it requires considerable social, listening and questioning skills. This one-day course is designed to help participants become aware of and practise some of the techniques involved. As well as a grounding in the principles of semi-structured and in-depth interviewing, participants will gain hands-on experience of conducting interviews, acting as an interviewee, and giving and receiving detailed feedback. Some knowledge of qualitative research or attendance on the design day is advisable. During the course we will cover:
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| Course tutor: | Liz Spencer is a Sociologist and
an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences who has specialised
in qualitative methods since 1973. She has held research posts at
a number of British universities, including the London School of
Economics, The London Graduate School of Business Studies, and the
University of Essex, and was a Research Director at the National
Centre for Social Research. She teaches a range of courses for the
Social Research Association and for the Universities of Hong Kong
and Essex, and has been a Visiting Professor at the Institute for
Higher Studies in Vienna. Currently Liz is a Research Associate of the Institute for Social and Economic Research as well as an independent research consultant. Her recent methodological publications include chapters in Qualitative Research Practice and a report for the Cabinet Office on judging the quality of qualitative research and evaluation. Together with Jane Ritchie, she pioneered ‘Framework’, a matrix-based approach to data management and display |
| Date & Location: | 22nd March 2012, Registration 09.15
- 09.30,
Course 09.30 - 16.45 Location: London |
| Programme | Download Programme to follow, and booking form (doc) |