Elicitation as a Multilayered Process

Abstract

This article describes a novel approach to reciprocal peer interviewing in which participants interview one another sequentially, allowing each the space of a full interview to articulate her experiences and reflections. This structure of data collection offers a new conceptualization of the way that elicitation functions; not just as a process inside of an interview, but one that is also shaped by factors preceding and outside of the individual interview, a process we call "meta-elicitation." We argue that this form of reciprocal peer interviewing offers a view of the emic that is both participant-led and uniquely balanced between collective and individual perspectives. However, we also argue that shared authority and rapport are actively, and not always successfully, negotiated in such interviews. To prepare participants for peer interviewing, we hosted a 1-day workshop involving interview training, planning, and the recording of interviews. To maximize quality of such projects, we recommend that external researchers consider carefully (1) the balance of structure and flexibility in designing the workshop and interviews, (2) thorough preparation of participants, and (3) the role of meta-elicitation dynamics during analysis.

Home Care Workers’ Experiences of Client Death and Disenfranchised Grief

“…We then recruited seven of these participants for peer interviews-the intervention modality preferred in our focus groups-in May 2017 (findings are reported in a separate article, Tsui & Franzosa, 2018). We provided a half-day training and then asked participants to interview one another for 30 to 45 minutes about their experiences with client death.…”

Generating Findings That Are Able to “Stand on Their Own Feet”

“…Collectively, these manuscripts reflect the expanded integration of sensory experience in unpacking the taken-forgranted in daily experiences, exploring tactile memory evocation (Abildgaard, 2018) and embodied understanding of experiences (de Santos & Wagner, 2018;Winther, 2018). They highlight the value of integrating multiple elicitation tools (Mahali & Swartz, 2018) and critical consideration of culture and context in selecting tools (Ebersöhn & Malan van Royen, 2018), gaining understanding from alternative perspectives (Charles, 2018;Tsui & Franzosa, 2018), working through the challenges of engagement (Wallace, Costello, & Devine, 2018), and exploring more effective means of sustaining engagement, especially over time (Miatello et al, 2018). The authors of these manuscripts respond to these research concerns all the while demonstrating exciting approaches to elicitation that make use of music, culturally relevant symbols, technological artifacts, online apps, Facebook, discussion boards, and peer interviewing.…”

“…Pointing back to the work of Miatello et al (2018), one of their central conclusions is diminished interest in web-based discussion boards in favor of social media. Tsui and Franzosa (2018) give careful consideration to what they call "meta-elicitation" in reciprocal peer interviewing used to explore marginalized experiences. They explain how this interview technique brings to the forefront the priorities of participants, "de-emphasising the authority of the researcher."…”

Barriers and facilitators for participation in workplace health promotion programs: results from peer-to-peer interviews among employees

“…For this study we used a qualitative design, employing peerto-peer interviews. Peer-to-peer interviewing is a method derived from citizen science, which means that participants actively engage in carrying out research (Den Broeder et al 2018;Tsui and Franzosa 2018). Peer-to-peer interviews have several benefits, such as efficient data collection and participants are considered to respond more genuinely to their peers, which leads to less socially desirable answers (Byrne et al 2015;Devotta et al 2016;Tsui and Franzosa 2018).…”

“…Preferably, barriers are known prior to implementation, so strategies to overcome these barriers can be developed beforehand. To further improve implementation, a citizen science method can be applied to actively involve employees (Den Broeder et al 2018;Project 2013;Tsui and Franzosa 2018). This engagement can be created on various levels, for instance, participants can provide data collection (Den Broeder et al 2018).…”