[Air-L] References about interviewing online?

[Patricia Lange]

I did a piece on distributed work that addresses some benefits and challenges of online interviewing:

“Interruptions and intertasking in distributed knowledge work” National Association of Practicing Anthropologists (NAPA) Bulletin, 30(1): 128-147, September 2008.

Patricia G. Lange, Ph.D.
Institute for Multimedia Literacy
University of Southern California

--- On Sun, 2/22/09, Monica Barratt <tronica at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Monica Barratt <tronica at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] References about interviewing online?
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 8:22 PM
> Hi Abigail
> 
> I have just written a review of online interviewing as part
> of my PhD
> write-up, focusing on qualitative synchronous interviewing
> (with instant
> message programs). Email me and I can provide you with it
> if that's helpful.
> I do intend to publish it formally once I've made more
> progress with the
> rest of the writing.
> 
> I notice you are with NCHSR. My project involved using
> online interviewing
> with drug users who also used internet forums to discuss
> drugs. I found no
> other studies where drug using populations were interviewed
> via IM. If you
> are looking to use this method with a drug-using sample,
> perhaps we should
> chat further.
> 
> PS. it ended up being very successful with this group but I
> guess it would
> all depend on the sample and how comfortable they were with
> the technology
> (this also applies to the interviewer who needs to be very
> familiar with it
> too!)
> 
> Kind regards,
> Monica
> 
> ------------------------------
> Monica J. Barratt, B.Sc.Psych
> PhD Student @ the National Drug Research Institute
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> E-mail: monica.barratt at postgrad.curtin.edu.au
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> 
> 
> 2009/2/18 Abigail Groves
> <a.groves at student.unsw.edu.au>
> 
> > Hi all,
> > I was wondering if anyone could suggest some
> references about interviewing
> > online, particularly in the context of social
> research?
> > Thanks,
> > Abi
> >
> > --
> > Abigail Groves
> > phd candidate
> > National Centre in HIV Social Research
> > UNSW
> > Sydney 2052
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