{"id":572,"date":"2019-07-06T19:40:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T02:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/?page_id=572"},"modified":"2019-07-06T19:40:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T02:40:57","slug":"email-interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/chapter-3-collecting-data\/interviews\/email-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-573\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-573 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/175\/2019\/07\/email.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"719\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/719;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;A new Gmail (Concept)&#8221; by Indhuja K is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>Why Use Email Interviews:<\/h5>\n<p>Use email interviews when:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview data is needed, but participants are not accessible in person or by phone.<\/li>\n<li>You don&#8217;t mind shorter answers and longer response times because you hope to save time for transcription of interview data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>How are Email Interviews Conducted?<\/h5>\n<p>In email interviewing, you take your interview questions and deliver them to respondents via email.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can do this one question at a time, with follow up after every question, or you can send all the questions in a single email.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Benefits: one at a time<\/strong> \u2013 allows the interview to be less structured, meaning you can more easily follow up on an individual answer; also prompts feedback, keeping you in touch with the participant and reminding them to complete.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drawbacks: one at a time<\/strong> \u2013 could overwhelm participant, and extends both the data collection period and the amount of researcher time needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits: multiple q\u2019s at once\u00a0<\/strong> \u2013 allows the participant to see the full scope of the work you are asking them to put in at the start; takes less researcher time in follow up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drawbacks: multiple q\u2019s at once<\/strong> \u2013 doesn\u2019t permit follow up questions as naturally or easily, a long email may prompt shorter responses from participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Benefits of Email Interviewing:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Allows multi-national or global sampling.<\/li>\n<li>Low administrative cost.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminates needs for tape records, transcription.<\/li>\n<li>May increase response rate.<\/li>\n<li>Provides non-coercive and anti-hierarchical dialogue.<\/li>\n<li>Can reach participants who may not otherwise be able to participate; increases accessibility.<\/li>\n<li>Participants are in control of the data they contribute, which could make it more trustworthy or reliable as a source of data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Challenges of Email Interviewing:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Emails can feel overwhelming for people, so your email may get lost or overlooked.<\/li>\n<li>Participation feels like work, and there is no opportunity to buy the participant a coffee or otherwise offer them a nice experience during the interview process.<\/li>\n<li>Follow up questions can be challenging.<\/li>\n<li>Sending to multiple participants may prompt spam filters to flag your email.<\/li>\n<li>Does not allow for non-verbal or non-text cues.<\/li>\n<li>May require several follow up reminders from the researcher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/chapter-3-collecting-data\/focus-groups\/\">&gt;&gt;Next: Focus Groups<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/chapter-3-collecting-data\/\">&lt;&lt;Back: Collecting Data<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Use Email Interviews: Use email interviews when: Interview data is needed, but participants are not accessible in person or by phone. 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