A entrevista em grounded theory: Aprender com os Participantes

Abstract

Introduction Design and conduct interviews are, in general, imperative for those who investigate in an interpretative paradigm. Consistency and methodological rigor in these studies are result of an appropriate alignment of data collection technique with the used method, in this case, the interview and the grounded theory (GT); Goals Justify the major characteristics of interviews when information is analyzed by GT; highlight critical points to be preserved and errors to be avoided in interviews; make practical contributions to the design and conduct of the interview; Methods methodological article that analysis of interview script and how interview was conducted; Results Using an interview script, even if well-constructed, can be an hard task. When conducting the interview, the interviewer can move away from it and ask other questions that, due to the form or content, make it difficult to obtain relevant data in GT; Conclusions The data collection technique needs to be adjusted to the method adopted for analyzing the collected information. Some researchers, namely the less experience ones, may have difficulty in constructing questions that points out the influence of symbolic interactionism, highlight the participants’ perspectives and meaning attributed to their responses as well as the actions socially undertaken and the perceived consequences.