A reflection on the use of semi-structured interviews

• Published in: Nurse researcher Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 19 - 28
• Main Author: Dearnley, Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal College of Nursing Publishing Company (RCN) 2005; RCNi
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Data Collection - ethics; Data Collection - methods; Education; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Humans; Interviewing; Interviews as Topic - methods; Methods; Nursing Methodology Research - ethics; Nursing Methodology Research - methods; Nursing Process; Nursing Staff - education; Nursing Staff - psychology; Nursing students; Nursing, Practical; Philosophy, Nursing; Research Design; Research Personnel - psychology; Researcher-Subject Relations; Surveys and Questionnaires; Thinking; United States

Based on the her experiences of completing a doctoral study in which semi-structured interviews featured as the primary data collection method, Christine Dearnley offers a reflective insight into using semi-structured interviews as a method of data collection. The processes of reflection in, and on,...