Question

Discuss the process of interview transcript analysis. What are the strengths of this process and what are the perceived struggles of the process.

Answer 1

Ans) Process of interview transcript analysis:

- Read the transcripts- By now, you will have accessed your transcript files as digital files in the cloud.
- Annotate the transcripts.
- Conceptualize the data.
- Segment the data.
- Analyze the segments.
- Write the results.

Strengths:

- Captures each detail: Details are often missed in interviews and it may be difficult for the interviewer to recall certain answers to important interview questions.

- Interview transcripts capture each detail for the interviewer to review later.

Struggles:

- Bias created by inconsistent data sources or the loss of data when an interviewee chooses to remove valuable material.

- The impact of ITR on the interviewee may be both positive and negative, depending on the specific circumstances and the nature of the study.