Who am I and what am I doing? Becoming a qualitative research interviewer

Nurse Res. 2010;17(3):7-16. doi: 10.7748/nr2010.04.17.3.7.c7741.

Abstract

Qualitative research can be influenced by the researcher's role in the study. Here, the authors propose reflexive methodologies as a means by which the processes undertaken by the researcher can be made transparent and used as part of the data. Using this approach, this paper explores the experience of becoming a qualitative research interviewer. It provides an account of dilemmas faced while undertaking a series of semi-structured interviews as part of a discourse analytic study into the practice of clinical supervision in a number of mental health professions.

MeSH terms

  • Ego
  • Ethics, Research
  • Humans
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Interviews as Topic / methods*
  • Professional Role
  • Qualitative Research*