{"product_id":"a-critical-investigation-of-the-merits-and-drawbacks-of-in-depth-interviews-von-manuel-kaar","title":"A critical investigation of the merits and drawbacks of in-depth interviews","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Tourism - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,2, University of applied sciences, course: Tourism and Leisure Studies, language: English, abstract: When commencing to plan a study, researchers face the oftentimes challenging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etask to decide on the adequate research method for their investigation problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat hand. Since the appropriateness of a study, as well as its ability to be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaccepted as scientific research, depend very much on the correct choice of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapplied research method(s), the decision process for the latter constitutes a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrucial phase of the overall research operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs many researchers encounter ambiguities when it comes to selecting the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuitable research technique, this paper provides a critical reflection on several\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earguments for and against the employment of in-depth interviews, one of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emost common tools used in qualitative research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this paper is, therefore, to consider the strengths and weaknesses of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein-depth interviews from various angles, in order to advance the perspicuity of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe question in which situations it is apt to use interviews as a research tool and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhen to better search for alternative methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo arrive at this objective, four main issues have been explored through a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereview of already existing literature. First, the merits of individual in-depth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einterviews are examined. Then the paper addresses the question of what\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epossible drawbacks one may come across when selecting in-depth interviewing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a research method. Furthermore, a short comment on the application of indepth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einterviews in qualitative tourism research is given. Finally, in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econclusions\/recommendations section it is explained for which types of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigations the in-depth interview is the appropriate research technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs indicated above, the main focus of this paper is not on providing a guide for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe general set-up and implication process of an in-depth interview. The main\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espotlight is rather on the enhancement of the detailed knowledge of researchers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon in-depth interviews, with the ultimate goal to make a contribution to increase\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe number of cases where research methods have been appropriately chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHence, a certain level of previous knowledge about in-depth interviewing is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexpected from the reader in order to be able to follow the content of this paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640455454\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640455454","offer_id":39424427819101,"sku":"9783640455454","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/d65ad134-1722-4588-be3e-006bd8113a8a.jpg?v=1777613940","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/a-critical-investigation-of-the-merits-and-drawbacks-of-in-depth-interviews-von-manuel-kaar","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}