Participants’ experiences of the qualitative interview: considering the importance of research paradigms

We used a multiple-case study to investigate participants’ experiences in interviews from six qualitative studies that differed in interview orientations, designs, methods, participants, and topics. Roulston’s (2010a, 2010b) interview orientation heuristic guided our ‘paradigm-driven’ analysis of pa...

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Published inQualitative research : QR Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 351 - 372
Main Authors Wolgemuth, Jennifer R, Erdil-Moody, Zeynep, Opsal, Tara, Cross, Jennifer E, Kaanta, Tanya, Dickmann, Ellyn M, Colomer, Soria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2015
Subjects
Case studies
Heuristics
Interviews
Methodology
Paradigms
Qualitative analysis
Research methods
participant experience
research orientation
research ethics
case study
qualitative interview
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Summary:We used a multiple-case study to investigate participants’ experiences in interviews from six qualitative studies that differed in interview orientations, designs, methods, participants, and topics. Roulston’s (2010a, 2010b) interview orientation heuristic guided our ‘paradigm-driven’ analysis of participants’ experiences. We found no differences in participants’ articulation of benefits and risks by interview orientation. Participants’ experiences differed based on the opportunity to reflect on their interview experiences, the sensitivity of the topic explored, and the number of interviews conducted. We discuss the implications of our findings for ‘paradigm-driven’ qualitative research and suggest ethical questions qualitative interview researchers can ask to maximize the benefits of their interviews.
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ISSN:1468-7941
1741-3109
DOI:10.1177/1468794114524222