The Intersection of Cultural Context and Research Encounter: Focus on Interviewing in Qualitative Research

Authors

Rebecca Yvonne Bayeck, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Author ORCID Identifier

Rebecca Yvonne Bayeck https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8352-7331

Volume

20

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd.

Publication Date

8-18-2021

First Page

1

Last Page

8

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Abstract

This article discusses the influence of the cultural context on the interview process. With literature demonstrating the role of spatial context on interviews, the article contends that similar consideration should be given to cultural contexts of research studies. Focusing on the cultural context where the interview takes place and the interactions during the interview can help researchers understand and analyze interview material. Interview forms such as conversation/interview bombing emerged from the interaction of cultural context with the interview process. This points to the need for qualitative researchers to explore how the cultural context shapes their research encounter. Such focus will expand the literature on the forms of interview emerging from the intersection of cultural context and interviewing as well as research on spatiality and interview.

Recommended Citation

Bayeck, R. Y. (2021). The Intersection of Cultural Context and Research Encounter: Focus on Interviewing in Qualitative Research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406921995696