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Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia 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 intervi...

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Main Authors: Steven, Eric Krauss, Hamzah, Azimi, Omar, Zoharah, Suandi, Turiman, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Zahari, Mohd Zaidan, Mohd Nor, Zanariah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Qualitative Report 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7633/
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR14-2/krauss.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.76332010-08-09T02:46:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7633/ Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming Steven, Eric Krauss Hamzah, Azimi Omar, Zoharah Suandi, Turiman Ismail, Ismi Arif Zahari, Mohd Zaidan Mohd Nor, Zanariah 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. The Qualitative Report 2009 Article PeerReviewed Steven, Eric Krauss and Hamzah, Azimi and Omar, Zoharah and Suandi, Turiman and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Zahari, Mohd Zaidan and Mohd Nor, Zanariah (2009) Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming. The Qualitative Report, 14 (2). pp. 245-260. ISSN 1052-0147 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR14-2/krauss.pdf English
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description 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.
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author Steven, Eric Krauss
Hamzah, Azimi
Omar, Zoharah
Suandi, Turiman
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Zahari, Mohd Zaidan
Mohd Nor, Zanariah
spellingShingle Steven, Eric Krauss
Hamzah, Azimi
Omar, Zoharah
Suandi, Turiman
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Zahari, Mohd Zaidan
Mohd Nor, Zanariah
Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming
author_facet Steven, Eric Krauss
Hamzah, Azimi
Omar, Zoharah
Suandi, Turiman
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Zahari, Mohd Zaidan
Mohd Nor, Zanariah
author_sort Steven, Eric Krauss
title Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming
title_short Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming
title_full Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming
title_fullStr Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how Malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming
title_sort preliminary investigation and interview guide development for studying how malaysia farmers' form their mental models of farming
publisher The Qualitative Report
publishDate 2009
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7633/
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR14-2/krauss.pdf
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