Topic: sampling

Gulen | Conducting Elite Interviews in Turkey and Israel

December 4, 2018

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Berkay Gulen

Berkay Gulen is a Ph.D. candidate in International Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, UW. Gulen is currently researching decision-making mechanisms in Turkey’s foreign policy change between 1991 and 2014 and discussed sampling and interview techniques in preparation for conducting field research.

Stephens | Sizing Up the Sample, Interviews

May 16, 2018

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Andre Stephens QUAL presentation

Andre Stephens is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the University of Washington. He presented on his discovery after completing interviews for his fieldwork that the number of interviews completed was not as important as what one learned from them.

Powers | What Interviews Are Good For

November 22, 2017

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Matthew Powers QUAL presentation

There are three main criticisms for interviews – specifically semi-structured interviews as a data gathering research method – that Assistant Professor of Communication Matthew Powers highlighted for a record audience