Preliminary Investigation and Interview Guide Development for Studying How Malaysian Farmers' Form Their Mental Models of Farming

The development of the interview guide is an integral aspect of the process of conducting qualitative research, yet one that receives little attention in the qualitative research literature. It is often assumed that interview guides are merely a list of questions used to guide a qualitative intervie...

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Published in:Qualitative report 2009-06, Vol.14 (2), p.245-260
Main Authors: Krauss, Steven Eric, Hamzah, Azimi, Omar, Zoharah, Suandi, Turiman, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Zahari, Mohd Zaidan, Nor, Zanariah Mohd
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Occupations
Agriculture
Cognitive Processes
Cognitive Structures
Data Analysis
Decision making
Development
Extension Education
Farmers
Foreign Countries
Guides
Interviews
Malaysia
Mental models
Methods
Practice
Psychological aspects
Qualitative Methods
Qualitative Research
Research Methodology
Research Problems
Researchers
Semi Structured Interviews
Structured Interviews
Studies
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Summary:The development of the interview guide is an integral aspect of the process of conducting qualitative research, yet one that receives little attention in the qualitative research literature. It is often assumed that interview guides are merely a list of questions used to guide a qualitative interview. The background analysis and preparation necessary to prepare an appropriate and effective guide cannot be dismissed, however, as they are integral aspects of the interview process. The current study on mental models of Malaysian smallholder farmers employed in-depth interviews as its primary approach to data generation. This paper details the initial processes undertaken to develop the interview guide based on preliminary data generation. The results included seven main steps to interview guide development. (Contains 1 figure.)
ISSN:1052-0147
2160-3715