The advantages of a semi-structured interview include the following: Interviewers can prepare questions beforehand to help guide the conversation and keep respondents on topic. Allows for open-ended responses from participants for more in-depth information. Encourages two-way communication.
Why do sociologists use semi-structured interviews?
An advantage compared with structured interviews is that it gives the opportunity to use sensitivity to prevent stress and discomfort for the interviewee, and also avoids missing potentially fruitful data.
Why are interviews good for qualitative research?
Interviews are most effective for qualitative research:
They help you explain, better understand, and explore research subjects’ opinions, behavior, experiences, phenomenon, etc. Interview questions are usually open-ended questions so that in-depth information will be collected.