Conducting interviews online : a narrative study with "Leftover Women" in China / Yaqi Li.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Yaqi, author.

Series:

SAGE research methods: doing research online.

SAGE research methods: doing research online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single women--China--Interviews.

Single women.

Narrative inquiry (Research method)--Case studies.

Narrative inquiry (Research method).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

This case study describes a research project involving online interviews with single women, otherwise known as "leftover women," in urban areas of China. While research suggests that synchronous online interviewing can be a useful supplement to or replacement for face-to-face interviews in the modern day, this study demonstrates that online interviewing can still be challenging. There are some advantages of conducting online fieldwork, particularly during the pandemic, including the ability to guarantee the safety of both the researcher and participants, sample a wider range of subjects, and avoid travel costs and COVID-19 quarantine protocols. This case study also discusses the practical challenges that the researcher faced during data collection, such as technical issues, network security, and rapport-building. Unlike structured or semi-structured interview methods, unstructured narrative interviews conducted online present unique difficulties. Participants were asked to share their life stories coherently without external interruptions and distractions, thus creating a comfortable and trustworthy online environment to ensure that participants' meanings and intentions were clearly represented in their story. Finally, this case highlights the challenges of online narrative interviews as well as strategies to mitigate their potential negative impact.

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ISBN:

9781529601848 :

OCLC:

1301365222