How To Do An Interview for Research

This workshop is designed for those interested in doing quantitative or qualitative interviews for research in a wide variety of research settings. In a fast, complex and changing urban socio-economic environment such as Toronto, there is a growing need among stakeholders, researchers, community members and health professionals to attain information via interviews. We will explore how to design different types of questions, probing techniques and data management.

Participants Will Learn:

• some important definitions related to qualitative and quantitative interviews
• how to design quantitative and qualitative interview guides
• tips for " good " interviewing practices and data management
• interviewing participants with special needs
• internet and computer-assisted interviewing
• other issues and topics in interviewing techniques

Who Should Attend:

• Community members & practitioners interested / involved in developing qualitative and quantitative interviews
• Researchers interested in mixed methodologies (qualitative and quantitative)