Showing papers on "Semi-structured interview published in 1976"

The Family‐School Interview: An Eco‐Structural Approach

Abstract: This paper describes the family-school interview, and intervention with a child, family, and school, taking into account the dynamics of each system in that ecological context and the structural interrelationships of these systems relative to the problem presented by the child.

Development of a life-meanings survey

Abstract: Summary.-This paper's purpose was to describe an interview which purports to survey some important areas in life meanings. The "Life-meanings Survey" is a semi-structured, depth interview which has been used to assess the outcomes of various humanistically oriented, confluent educational projects. It attempts to reach a deeper, more personal level of response than the usual paperand-pencil personality, attitude, or achievement measures by probing into relatively enduring effects which make a difference in the lives of the participants. It investigates some of the major philosophical-psychological domains of what is substantially worth believing in, doing and living for, and what is a coherent, useful philosophy of life. Divided into five areas of meaning, the interview technique includes intentionality, significance, symbols, sense and the meaniagful impact of a given project. Research results are reported from three studies: the effects of confluent education on high school students, the outcomes of a humanistically oriented medical program, and the results of a 1-yr. program in confluent education for school administrators. These studies indicate that quantitative assessments can be made using this instrument Rough reliability and validity measures of the interview have also indicated its usefulness and stability.

The consultation-demonstration interview.

Abstract: In recent years the consultation-demonstration interview, in which a family is interviewed before a workshop, has become increasingly prevalent. While this method of presenting the therapist's style of interviewing can be an exciting and valuable learning experience, it can also lead to a sense of boredom and disappointment. In some instances, the experience can be traumatic, especially for the family and the guest therapist. Common pitfalls in the organization and planning of the interview are explored, and a number of specific recommendations are made for attempting to maximize the potential in this interview process. Written to both the planner and the leader of the workshop in family therapy, this paper is based on the author's personal experience.

The Interview as a Measuring Device in Education.

Abstract: The interview is conceptualized as a dyadic process the purpose cf which is to obtain usable information either about the cognitive and noncognitive attributes of the person interviewed or abput attributes of educational institutions with which the interviewee is associated. Interviews are seen as falling into two broad categories: standardized interviews and open interviews. The standardized type is further divided into two subcategnries: the diagnostic type of interview and the survey type. The tr-.%Iliques involved in the several types of interviewing are adduced from a number of illustrative projects involving interviews conducted in various educational settings. The author suggests that there are five concepts that are basic to any form cf measurement and that., insofar as the interviewing process incorporates these concepts, it qualifies as a measuring device. Generally speaking, the standardized type of interview terds to meet these criteria mcre readily, than does the open type, but the latter is seen as more likely-to uncover new dimensions to be measured. The practicality co!,: both types, of interviews is briefly assessed. (Author) *********************************************************************** * Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal'unpublished * materials not'available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless', items of marginal * reproducibility are-often encountered and this affects the quality * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC 2:Makes available * via the ERIC Document Reproduction service (EDRS).'EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the.original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are'the best that can be made from the original. **o..******************************************************************** ERIC ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE ON TESTS, MEASUREMENT, & EVALUATION EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540

A short interview as an assessment of student health and potential.

Abstract: A prospective study of the effectiveness of a short interview in assessing health needs and potential performance of students. The results indicate that such an interview is of limited value in the recognition of the vulnerable student, can predict performance of the best students with reasonable accuracy, can recognise potential drop-outs, but failed to distinguish in a borderline group between those likely to succeed and those not.

The Effect of an Interview on Perception of the Interviewing Organization

Abstract: Summary The interview is considered as a potential impression formation situation for the interviewee, with the organization sponsoring the interview as the object of perception. Several aspects of the individual's prior contact with the organization and some qualitative aspects of the interview were used to try to predict the interviewee's attitude. Results of a survey of 75 incumbent state legislators showed that those who were interviewed relied less heavily upon information from previous contacts when forming impressions of the organization than those not interviewed. The findings suggest that an interview conducted by a single member of an organization allows for a more differentiated set of attributions toward the organization sponsoring the interview, at least for the special social-political context in which the study was conducted.