Assignment task: Qualitative Data Collection - Interview Method
Practice your researcher reflexivity. Think about yourself as a well-educated middle-class, middle-aged southern woman who is outgoing, a Christian with conservative beliefs. How might you impact an interview? Discuss how your positionality might impact your interviewees, and then discuss it from the perspective of you as the interviewee.
- What groups or populations might be intimidated by you?
- What groups or populations might you be intimidated by if you had to interview them?
- What would be the best way to navigate any ethical issues that might come up?