After reading this article you will learn about the structures and unstructured interviews used for conducting social research. The Structured Interviews: Such interviews involve the use of a set of pre-determined questions and highly standardized techniques of recording. The reasons for standardization is to ensure that all respondents reply to the same questions; that is, […]
Interviews Used for Conducting Research | Techniques | Social Research
The Interview Method | Techniques | Social Research
After reading this article you will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the interview method of conducting social research. Advantages of the Interview Method: (1) The personal interviews, compared especially to questionnaires usually yield a high percentage of returns. (2) The interview method can be made to yield an almost perfect sample of the […]
The Questionnaire | Techniques | Social Research | Sociology
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Types of Questionnaires 2. Kinds of Questionnaire Items 3. Designing the Questionnaire/Schedule 4. Physical Form 5. On Questionnaire Construction 6. Advantages 7. Limitations. Types of Questionnaires: The types of questionnaire vary widely. Questionnaires may be classified in a number of different bases. The classification of questionnaires […]