A guide for designing and conducting in-depth interviews for evaluation input

This short guide defines in-depth interviews, explains their advantages and disadvantages and the steps involved in their application. 

Excerpt

"In-depth interviews are useful when you want detailed information about a person’s thoughts and behaviors or want to explore new issues in depth. Interviews are often used to provide context to other data (such as outcome data), offering a more complete picture of what happened in the program and why." (Boyce & Neale 2006 p3)

Contents

  • What is an in-depth interview?
  • When are in-depth interviews appropriate?
  • What are the advantages and limitations of in-depth interviews?
  • What is the process for conducting in-depth interviews?
  • What are potential sources of information?
  • How are in-depth interviews presented?
  • Where can more information on in-depth interviews be found?

Sources

Boyce, C and Neale, P. (2006) Conducting In-Depth Interviews: A Guide for Designing and Conducting In-Depth Interviews for Evaluation Input, Monitoring and Evaluation - 2. Pathfinder International. Retrieved from https://www.pathfinder.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/A-Guide-for-Designing-and-Conducting-In-depth-Interviews-for-Evaluation-Input.pdf

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