For transnational families, doing and displaying family is enabled by communications technologies like Skype. We draw on the concept of family display in an analysis of data from a qualitative study ...of Polish migrant parents resident in Ireland on their Skype use. Skype functions as an important tool for family display, in the perinatal period, and for displays of intergenerational solidarity. The communicative underpinnings of a video-Skype call are such that a significant element of performance is required in which parents, children and grandparents engage as performers, directors and audiences to create meaningful communication. Such communication is effortful, involves emotion work and belies assumptions about the ease of transnational family practice through Skype.
Within qualitative research in-person interviews have the reputation for being the highest standard of interviewer-participant encounter. However, there are other approaches to interviewing such as ...telephone and e-mail, which may be appropriate for a variety of reasons such as cost, time and privacy. Although there has been much discussion of the relative values of different interview methods, little research has been conducted to assess what differentiates them using quantifiable measures. None of this research has addressed the video call, which is the interview mode most like the in-person interview. This study uses quantifiable measures generated by the interview to explore the relative value of in-person and video call interview modes.
Interview data gathered by a qualitative research study exploring the views of people with IBS about hypnotherapy for their condition were used. In-person and video call interviews using the same topic guide were compared on measures of length (time and word count), proportion of time the interviewer was dominant, the number of topics generated (codes) and the number of individual statements on which those topics were based.
Both interview methods produced a similar number of words and a similar number of topics (codes) were discussed, however the number of statements upon which the variety of topics was based was notably larger for the in-person interviews.
These findings suggest that in in-person study interviews were marginally superior to video calls in that interviewees said more, although this was on a similar range of topics. However, the difference is sufficiently modest that time and budget constraints may justify the use of some video call interviews within a qualitative research study.
When conducting qualitative research, the modern-day researcher has a variety of options available in order to collect data from participants. Although traditional face-to-face interviews remain ...prominent, innovative communication technologies, such as Skype, have facilitated new modes of communication. While potential research populations have become increasingly geographically dispersed, technological advancements and software have made communicating over large distances more feasible. Because of this, research is no longer limited to face-to-face accessible participants, as online methods have facilitated access to global research participants. This article presents the experiences of two PhD researchers using Skype to interview participants. While findings show that there are benefits and drawbacks to the utility of Skype, this article argues that synchronous online interviewing is a useful supplement or replacement to face-to-face interviews. Concluding comments acknowledge that more research is required to more comprehensively understand how technologies challenge the basic assumptions of the traditional face-to-face interview.
Internet based methods of communication are becoming increasingly important and
influencing researchers’ options. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technologies (such
as Skype and FaceTime) provide ...us with the ability to interview research participants
using voice and video across the internet via a synchronous (real-time) connection. This
paper highlights the advantages of using Skype to conduct qualitative interviews and
weighs these advantages against any limitations and issues that using this tool may raise.
This paper argues that Skype opens up new possibilities by allowing us to contact
participants worldwide in a time efficient and financially affordable manner, thus
increasing the variety of our samples. At the same time, the use of Skype affects the
areas of rapport, non-verbal cues and ethics by creating limitations but also new
opportunities. The observations in this paper stem from two different researches, carried
out by the authors, on dance (as a form of trans/cultural heritage) and wayfinding (the
experience of getting from A to B in various settings). These studies lent themselves to
using Skype for qualitative interviews, because of the need to reach an international,
varied and purposeful sample. The researchers’ experiences, combined with feedback from
participants in Skype interviews, are used in this paper. The conclusion is that, although
VoIP mediated interviews cannot completely replace face to face interaction, they work
well as a viable alternative or complimentary data collection tool for qualitative
researchers. This paper argues that VoIP based interviews offer new opportunities for
researchers and should be embraced with confidence.
This research note discusses the effectiveness of using video internet technologies, like Skype, for qualitative interviews. Skype may present some challenges for interviewing, including dropped ...calls and pauses, inaudible segments, inability to read body language and nonverbal cues, and loss of intimacy compared to traditional in-person interviews. Based on reflections from 45 university student researchers, the following short paper details how to overcome such obstacles and to create a successful research partnership between the researcher and participant. Strategies include confirming a stable internet connection, finding a quiet room without distractions, slowing down and clarifying talk, being open to repeating answers and questions, and paying close attention to facial expressions.
This research note adds to a growing body of literature supporting Skype as an effective method for conducting interviews by describing its use in research on a sensitive topic in psychology. ...Considerations before beginning research and the advantages and disadvantages of using Skype in sensitive topics research are discussed. Drawing on our own research using voice-only Skype for conducting research into sexual identity, we conclude that Skype can be an effective method for getting detailed information from participants and should be considered as a useful tool in conducting research into sensitive topics. Key steps for setting up Skype for research on sensitive topics are included in a checklist.
This article presents a brief account of research which embraced the notion of research participant choice by adopting a flexible approach to the medium through which the semi-structured interviews ...were conducted. The following short paper provides an insight into the ways in which using Skype as a research medium can allow the researcher to reap the well-documented benefits of traditional face-to-face interviews in qualitative research, while also benefiting from the aspects Holt suggests telephone interviews bring to such research.
Videoconference interviews have a bad reputation in social sciences, and are often criticized on the grounds that they would have negative effects on the quality of the data and the relationship ...between the interviewer and the interviewee (technical difficulties, emotional barrier, lack of contextual elements in the interview, etc.). The objective of this article is to question this preconception based on an interview survey conducted with women who are candidates for or have undergone bariatric surgery. I show that in this research context, videoconferencing has proven to be beneficial since it grants more control to the interviewees, which has the effect of reducing the asymmetry in the survey relationship, and of encouraging self-disclosure. The objective is less to promote video interviewing over traditional face-to-face interviewing than to ask in which contexts and with which populations this medium may be preferable to physical co-presence.
The use of telephone and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) interviews has become necessary owing to the legal restrictions and safety measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has ...furthered scholarly dialogue surrounding the choice of interview mode, and the assumption that face-to-face interviews are the "gold standard" Novick, 2008: 397. The general public has also become more accustomed to utilising VoIP in their day-to-day lives. In this article, I discuss this change in communication methods and the impact it could have on interview modes. Nevertheless, the researcher's and participant's contexts remain paramount when deciding which interview mode to employ. For this reason, Oltmann's model Oltmann, 2016 has been extended to include VoIP, providing a more complete framework for researchers to make an informed decision when contemplating interview modes.
The Evaluation of an International Symposium using Skype Shimoda, Kaori; Sanjmyatav, Bulganchimeg; Murano, Maika ...
Kita Kantō igaku (The Kitakanto Medical Journal),
2019/08/01, 2019-8-1, Letnik:
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Background & Aims: Aiming to contribute for further development of rehabilitation in Mongolia, we held an international symposium using Skype. The objective of this study is to obtain a suggestion ...for future education support by analyzing the participants' evaluation of the symposium.Methods: The symposium using Skype consisted of lectures and group discussion. The symposiasts spoke about the history of interaction between Mongolia and Gunma University and distance education. The questionnaire included participants' demographics, benefits of the symposium and the usefulness of Skype, and impressions of the symposium.Results: The participants were faculty members of universities, medical staffs, and students. Over 80% of them answered the international symposium itself and using Skype at there were beneficial. The frequency of answer about beneficial were not significantly different depending on their demographics. Their impressions were divided into five categories: understanding of the history of interaction, expectation for further development of rehabilitation, possibility of distance education, equipment, and gratitude for the symposium.Conclusions: The international symposium using Skype was effective for education support of rehabilitation. We suggest that the symposium was beneficial for further development of rehabilitation in Mongolia.
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