(I) Interviewing Skills
Observation (in particular, the don'ts):
(I) Questioning Techniques
- It appears, at several junctures, that there wasn't any probing for clarity to the responses from the interviewees. For instance, at the beginning, the interviewers provided a list of qualities or traits of a good teacher, which were mostly one word. The interviewer could have probed for elaboration or prompt the interviewees to give examples. This would allow one to check for clarity and also the understanding of the terms. This is especially helpful here because of the differences of the interviewees' background/ culture.
- Simliarly, at some point, one of the interviewees mentioned about meeting the needs of the students. This was an entry point to rich info which the interviewer did not leverage on. One could probe further to find out "What are the needs?", "What are some ways the teacher could address to the needs?", and even "to what extend this has been sufficiently addressed to?"
- ... {to be continued}
(II) Data Analysis
Observation:
(III) Coding an "Interview": Line by Line Coding
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