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Essay / The Importance of the Oral Interview - 729
The interviewer will begin the interview by allowing the participant to describe their experiences with classroom technology, current teaching practices, or any other information the participant considers relevant, without being interrupted. . Participants will be intensely encouraged to explain their views on technology engagement as well as their disposition. Participants will have the time necessary to fully share the depth of their experience (Katz, 1992). This will be done while the interviewer carefully documents the information deemed appropriate. There will be open questions. There will be necessary follow-up on the story given by the interviewer by asking additional questions that will allow the participant to describe a specific part of the story in more detail in order to clarify the story. Subsequent prompts will be phrases such as: “Tell me about”; “What happened next?” » ; “Tell me what else you remember”; “And then what happened?” "). There will also be specific closed-ended questions that can be answered simply with “Yes” or “No”. These can be used to fill in any missing information in the story (Cassell, 2006). The last phase of the interview will be the closing. Participants will be informed of other support services available to them and specific locations when possible...