Interviewing for Social Scientists

Arksey, Hilary; Knight, Peter

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“…The precise wording of the questions was amended slightly in each interview, allowing more natural and conversational rapport to be established, which lead to interviewees being more open than perhaps they would have otherwise. Interview schedules were used to make sure key topics were covered and provided a rough format for the interview (Arksey and Knight, 1999).…”

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Do academic enquiry services scare students?

Robinson

Reid

2007

Reference Services Review

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to clarify the ways in which students seek help in libraries, and their feelings about using library enquiry services. In this way, it should bring practical benefits to academic libraries seeking to design and introduce new forms of reference service. The paper also aims to touch on the issue of whether anonymity offered by digital reference services is likely to make more students ask for help. A major aim of this study is to find ways to encourage those students who need help, to seek it. Design/methodology/approach -This paper uses the results taken from 12 qualitative interviews with undergraduate students to examine these students' help-seeking methods and their use of academic library reference services. Findings -The study finds that the reasons for not using enquiry services were various and complex and included a lack of awareness of services, embarrassment or shyness, anxiety caused by mechanical barriers and affective barriers. The interviews revealed that shyness is more widespread than libraries might imagine and seemingly confident students can find asking for help embarrassing in some circumstances. Originality/value -This paper focuses on students' thoughts and opinions, and it is this student-centred approach which gives particular insight into the reasons students do not seek help. This adds to the body of qualitative research examining undergraduates' help seeking methods and provides practical advice for encouraging students to ask for help.

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Do academic enquiry services scare students?

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2007

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“…The second analytical stage consisted of re-reading data that had already been coded to understand how these codes were linked and the influence of age and nationality emerged at this stage as key issues to consider. This is noted as good analytical practice by many authors (Arksey and Knight, 1999;Bryman, 2004;Dey, 1993;Denscombe, 2007), who indicate that coding qualitative data is a reiterative process, and that it is not uncommon for an initial coding stage to lead to a second one where the relationships between the categories of an initial set are further explored. with the social constructivist adopted that studies the individual rather than the external world.…”

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Perception and experience of urban areas for cultural tourism: A social constructivist approach in Covent Garden

Guachalla

2016

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Covent Garden is firmly established in London’s tourism landscape due to its commercial sector, distinctive architecture and provision of different forms of performing arts including the UK’s leading Opera House at its core. This study aims to understand the factors that shape the tourists’ perception and experience of this long standing urban precinct and the influence that the Royal Opera House exerts on these processes. It contributes to the understanding of how a well-established area is perceived and experienced by tourists exposed to a range of stimulating factors including a cultural flagship for the performing arts. A social constructivist approach was adopted to address this complex area of study from a non-foundational perspective. A total of 306 semi-structured interviews were conducted in a variety of locations revealing that age and nationality are fundamental elements underpinning the tourists’ perception and experience of place leading to a process of cultural appraisal.

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“…An interview guide was used to structure the initial discussion and was provided in advance to participants, but the interviews were open-ended to facilitate free discussion (Arksey and Knight, 1999;King and Horrocks, 2010). The interviews covered the retailer decision-making processes in relation to new food product innovations based upon novel technologies, focusing upon four inter-related themes: (1) the organisation and management of the buying process when selecting new products; (2) retailer awareness of novel food processing technologies; (3) retailer attitudes to novel food technologies and potential areas for growth; and (4) the potential barriers to acceptance.…”

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Retailers and technology-driven innovation in the food sector

Esbjerg

Burt

Pearse

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British Food Journal

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role that retailers play in innovation in the food sector.Design/methodology/approach -Analysis is based on interviews with retailers and food suppliers from Belgium, Denmark and the United Kingdom.Findings -The findings show that in different ways retailers act both as caretakers of consumer interests and as barriers to innovation. Retailers are not interested in new technologies per se, but whether new technologies and the products made using them provide clearly identifiable benefits to consumers. These products must carry minimum risk for the retailer and there is a clear need for benefits to be communicated in commercial rather than technological terms to both retailers and consumers.Research limitations/implications -The main limitation is that the study is based on interviews with retailers and suppliers in three countries.Practical implications -Food suppliers developing new products based on novel technologies need to identity and communicate clear benefits to consumers if their products are to be adopted by grocery retailers.Originality/value -This paper extends our understanding of the important role that retailers play in the diffusion of new innovative food products, services and technologies to consumers.

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Interviewing for Social Scientists

Cited by 703 publications

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Do academic enquiry services scare students?

Do academic enquiry services scare students?

Perception and experience of urban areas for cultural tourism: A social constructivist approach in Covent Garden

Retailers and technology-driven innovation in the food sector

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