Qualitative Research (in Emergency Management) EM864
READINGS
Week 5 Interviewing techniques
Interviewing
Questionnaire design and formulation
- Merriam, Chapter 5 Conducting Effective Interviews
- “Module 3—In-Depth Interviews” pg. 29-51 in Mack, Natash; Woodsong, Cynthia; MacQueen, Kathleen M.; Guest, Greg; Namey, Emily, Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide, Research Triangle Park, NC: Family Health International, 2005, 0-939704-98-6, http://www.fhi360.org/nr/rdonlyres/emgox4xpcoyrysqspsgy5ww6mq7v4e44etd6toiejyxalhbmk5sdnef7fqlr3q6hlwa2ttj5524xbn/datacollectorguideenrh.pdf
- “Module 4—Focus Groups” pg. 51-82 in Mack, Natash; Woodsong, Cynthia; MacQueen, Kathleen M.; Guest, Greg; Namey, Emily, Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide, Research Triangle Park, NC: Family Health International, 2005, 0-939704-98-6, http://www.fhi360.org/nr/rdonlyres/emgox4xpcoyrysqspsgy5ww6mq7v4e44etd6toiejyxalhbmk5sdnef7fqlr3q6hlwa2ttj5524xbn/datacollectorguideenrh.pdf
- Kitzinger, Jenny, “Qualitative Research: Introducing Focus Groups” British Medicine Journal 311 (7000, July 29, 1995) 299-302. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2550365/pdf/bmj00603-0031.pdf
- Britten, Nicky; “Qualitative Research: Qualitative Interviews in Medical Research” British Medical Journal 311 (6999, July 22, 1995) 251-253 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2550292/pdf/bmj00602-0049.pdf
- Pattan, Michael Quinn, “Chapter 7 Qualitative Interviewing” 277-367 in Pattan, Michael Quinn, Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1990. http://digilib.bc.edu/reserves/sc794/leac/sc79402.pdf
- Côté-Arsenault, Denise; Morrison-Beedy, Dianne, “Maintaining Your Focus in Focus Groups: Avoiding Common Mistakes” Research in Nursing and Health 28 (2, 2005): 172-179.
- Beyea, Suzzanne, C.; Nicoll, Leslie H.; “Collecting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Focus Group Data” AORN Journal 71 (6, June 2000): 1278-1283.
- Elder, Keith; Xirasagar, Sudha; Miller, Nancy; Bowen, Shelly Ann; Glover, Saundra; Piper, Crystal; “African Americans’ Decisions Not to Evacuate New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina: A Qualitative Study” American Journal of Public Health 97 (S1, Supplement 1, 2007) S124-S129. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/action/doSearch
- Jang, Li-ju, “Disaster Resilience: Constructing a Disaster Resistant Community” http://www.fhk.ndu.edu.tw/mediafile/833/fdownload/347/382/2009-12-23-22-27-35-382-nf1.pdf
Optional Readings:
- Ibañez, Gladys E.; Buck, Chad A.; Khatchikian, Nadya; Norris, Fran H.; “Qualitative Analysis of Coping Strategies among Mexican Disaster Survivors” Anxiety, Stress, and Coping 17 (1, March 2004): 69-85.
- Peek, Lori; Fothergill, Alice; “Using Focus Groups: Lessons from Studying Daycare Centers, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina” Qualitative Research 9 (1, 2009): 31-59.
- Perry, Marcia, “Natural Disaster Management Planning: A Study of Logisitics Managers Responding to the Tsunami” International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 37 (5, 2007): 409-433.
- Moore, Spencer; Daniel, Mark; Linnan, Laura; Campbell, Marci; Benedict, Salli; Meier, Andrea; “After Hurricane Floyd Passed: Investigating the Social Determinants of Disaster Preparedness and Recovery” Family and Community Health 27 (3, 2004) 204-217. http://post.queensu.ca/~mooresp/FCH%20Published.pdf