E-mail interviewing in qualitative research: A methodological discussion

By Lokman I. Meho. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2006

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Duration, Dominance and Depth in Telephone and Face-to-Face Interviews: A Comparative Exploration (2011, neutral): “It is relevant to mention briefly the use of online and email interviewing, an area within which a mode comparison debate is also ongoing (e.g. Ison, 2009; McCoyd & Schwaber Kerson, 2006; Meho, 2006; Seymour, 2001).”
Is There a Bias Against Telephone Interviews In Qualitative Research? (2008, neutral): “…telephone interviewing in the qualitative research literature contrasts strikingly with the growing interest in qualitative electronic interviewing (Beck, 2005; Egan, Chenoweth, & McAuliffe, 2006; Fontana & Frey, 2005; Mann & Stewart, 2003; McAuliffe, 2003; McCoyd & Kerson, 2006; Meho, 2006).”
Skype as a Tool for Qualitative Research Interviews (2016, methodology): “Meho (2006) used email interviews in order to interview shy people and those who have difficulty to otherwise express themselves.”
Exploring the potential of an AI-based Chatbot (ChatGPT) in enhancing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching: perceptions of EFL Faculty Members (2023, neutral): “While this technique has some challenges, it is a useful and efficient method for qualitative research, particularly when face-to-face or telephone interviews are impractical due to time limitations, financial constraints, or geographical barriers (Meho, 2006 ).”
Skype interviewing: reflections of two PhD researchers (2014, background): “Bryman, 2008; Dunn, 2010; Limb and Dwyer, 2001; Longhurst, 2010) and a growing body of literature surrounding email interviews (Bampton and Cowton, 2002; Burns, 2010; Meho, 2006), there is little discussion around the use of online synchronous interviews, particularly using multiple interview techni”
Interviewing When You’re Not Face-To-Face: The Use of Email Interviews in a Phenomenological Study (2015, background): “Data quality is essentially the same between email and face-to-face interviews (see Meho, 2006).”
Children's Participation Rights in Research (2009, positive): “…and time savings; increased access to research participants; wider geographical access; reduced problems of interviewer effects; elimination of transcription bias; and greater time for participants to answer questions when it suits them (Mann and Stewart, 2000; Meho, 2006; Meho and Tibbo, 2003).”
Teacher Participation in Online Communities (2009, neutral): “Meho (2006) attests that e-mail interviewing has unprecedented potential to overcome some challenges of conducting qualitative research, including cost and access to participants.”