Locating the qualitative interview: reflecting on space and place in nursing research

Interview location has been widely overlooked in the nursing literature. This paper presents a discussion of interview location in the context of nursing research with particular emphasis on the concepts of space and place. It draws on six research projects that were conducted between 2008 and 2013...

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Published in:Journal of research in nursing 2015-05, Vol.20 (3), p.203-215
Main Authors: Gagnon, Marilou, Jacob, Jean Daniel, McCabe, Janet
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Interview location has been widely overlooked in the nursing literature. This paper presents a discussion of interview location in the context of nursing research with particular emphasis on the concepts of space and place. It draws on six research projects that were conducted between 2008 and 2013 in Canada, and is informed by key texts on the concepts of space and place. We argue that thinking about space and place in the context of interviewing is one way to engage in reflexivity. The reflexive accounts featured in this paper support the need for nursing researchers to engage in explicit analysis of their own interview locations and to discuss the significance of space and place in their own work. These accounts suggest that location is a fundamental aspect of the interview process.
ISSN:1744-9871
1744-988X
DOI:10.1177/1744987114536571