structuring interviews by broad to narrow topic - funnelling into sensitive or complex topics
make a full interview schedule and test it, refine approach
whatever you transcribe from real life is a construction of those hearing the story, telling the story, experiencing the story, context-specific data that could change each time
create your own structure around your own methods
not the same person each day or to each person
include an extensive debrief so you can be clear on your interest and they can ask questions.
you have resources/position/perspective they don’t, which gives you power to be mindful of
‘experts’, politicians or those in an industry might have understanding of the area and toe a ‘party line’
what do you owe to the person you’re interviewing
who might struggle with your format the most and how can you adjust to them
sit in the discomfort and let it take time
avoid cloud-based storage of research data like audio interviews
coding interviews - highlight bits relevant to research question and give an interpretative summary

narrative analysis

not fragmented selves
interviews common for narrative data
life-history data or broad across domains eg family and work
episodic focus on a specific life experience
interview protocols eg McAdams 1993
two broad phases, descriptive and interpretative,
descriptive - summaries and narrative structure, linkages, narrative strategies
interpretative - how identity is constructed through the narrative, what is included/omitted/repeated, socio-political context, sense-making, etc