Date/Time
Date(s) - 18/05/2021
11:30 - 13:30
Instructor
Gili Yaron
Categories
>> Attention: This workshop is offered in the beginning of week 7 due to the high amount of holidays during week 5 and 6. Be reminded that the deadline for the workshop reflection is, thus, extended to May 18, 23:00.
Organizer: Gili Yaron
As an empirical philosopher, Gili Yaron uses qualitative methods to study such themes as extended embodiment, patient experiences, and healthcare innovations. In 2018, she completed her PhD in Medical Humanities at Maastricht University. Her thesis, entitled ‘Doing facial difference’, explores the lived experiences of people who have lost part(s) of the face and use a silicone facial prosthetic device. Yaron has held research and teaching positions at the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, and the University of Groningen. She currently works as a senior researcher at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University, investigating the uptake of ‘Positive Health’ in Limburg.
Workshop description:
The workshop will the basics of qualitative interviewing. We will start by briefly discussing the research design. Next, we will focus on how to approach and recruit participants and prepare an interview topic list. We will then talk about –and practice with—conducting the actual interview: the interview situation, opening the interview, establishing rapport with participants, dealing with different types of participants, asking good (follow-up) questions, and handling sensitive topics. Finally, we will discuss data analysis. To get a sense what it means to use qualitative interviews in a research project, the workshop will consider examples from Gili’s research into the experiences of people who have ‘facial difference’.
What are the methodology and/or methods that the workshop will cover?
The workshop will cover qualitative interviews, while attending to research design, recruitment, interviews techniques, and data analysis.
To participate in this workshop, you will need to prepare the following material(s):
In preparation, students are expected to read at least one of the following articles (all available through UM Library):
- Yaron, G., Widdershoven, G., & Slatman, J. (2018). Recognizing difference: In/visibility in the everyday lives of individuals with facial limb absence. Disability & Society, 33:5, 743-762
- Yaron, G, Widdershoven, G & Slatman, J (2017). Recovering a “Disfigured” Face: Cosmesis in the Everyday Use of Facial Prostheses. Technè: Research in Philosophy and Technology, 21:1, 1-23
- Yaron, G, Meershoek, A, Widdershoven, G, Van den Brekel, M & Slatman, J (2017). Facing a Disruptive Face: Embodiment in the everyday experiences of “disfigured” individuals. Human Studies, 40:2, 285-307
Students may wish to pay extra attention to the introduction, methods section, and findings section.
At the end of this workshop, you will have obtained the following skills:
- Student will have gained a basic understanding of how to prepare for and conduct qualitative interviews
- Students will have gained some experience with qualitative interviewing, specifically with regards to asking good (follow-up) questions, establishing rapport, and handling sensitive topics
- Students will have gained a basic understanding of how to analyze qualitative interview data
Workshop format:
Zoom and the function of breakout rooms, the session will last 2 hours.
Booking is available below from 29 April at 8:00.
Bookings
This event is fully booked.