What is it about?
reports on how to achieve the effectiveness of using face-to-face, in person semi-structured interviews in changing and/or enhancing the beliefs and practices of participants in all research, educational research in particular. Interviewers need first to upgrade their key research goals to include the most critical one: the development of ‘self-awareness’ of making an immediate change or enhancement in participants' beliefs and practices. With this in mind and in practice, the critical qualitative inquirers fulfill an ultimate research goal that neither conferences nor publications can, as many participants in the world do not have access to such events or documents.
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Why is it important?
The significance of this article lies in the fact that it addresses the importance of raising 'methodological awareness' among qualitative inquirers of any research field, especially those who would employ face-to-face, in person semi-structured interviews. With this in mind and in practice, the beliefs and/or practices of participants can be changed or enhanced immediately without the need for attending conferences or reading published works as many participants in the world have no access to both conferences and journals! Further, many nations in this world suffer from internal and/or external conflicts, leading to power cuts, and absence of internet connection. This action also prevents researchers or even teachers and students from accessing journals with free access. Therefore, this article motivates all qualitative inquirers to bear in mind that they need to have solid knowledge so that the interaction with their participants becomes of value to their participants. While it is clear that researchers aim to collect data from their participants, it is also important to raise their methodological awareness towards the need for providing their participants with some data (critical suggestions and recommendations) related to the phenomena under study
Perspectives
It is imperative that such an ultimate research goal of raising ‘methodological self-awareness’ in changing or enhancing participants’ beliefs and practices demands its inclusion into the educational programs’ policies and activities. Developing and implementing this research notion would drive researchers/inquirers to have an immediate impact of their research in actuality. Differently phrased, this would lead to visible activities and practices related to the issues to be investigated. These improvements would strengthen the overall quality of the basic and higher education institutions.
Dr. Abdulghani Muthanna
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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This page is a summary of: Critical qualitative inquiry and methodological awareness: The effectiveness of face-to-face interviews in changing/enhancing participants' beliefs and practices, International Journal of Research Studies in Education, January 2019, Consortia Academia Publishing,
DOI: 10.5861/ijrse.2019.3027.
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