Reflecting on the use of Google Docs for online interviews: Innovation in qualitative data collection

Opara,; Spangsdorf, Sabrina; Ryan, Michelle K.

doi:10.1177/14687941211045192

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“…The research involved 46 millennial respondents who lived in Malaysia. As mentioned by Opara, Spangsdorf and Ryan (2021), Google Forms (Docs) are underutilised as a tool to facilitate qualitative interviews within research. Therefore, this study utilised this platform to conduct a web-based written interview during the Covid-19 pandemic.…”

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Family Climate in Nurturing Individuals’ Self-Concept: A Qualitative Study

Noor

Yew²,

Yusoff³

2022

MJSSH

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In general, family has a significant influence on how individuals form their self-evaluations because they form their primary self-concepts in their familial context, which serves as a foundation for secondary self-concepts formed through relationships outside the family. Therefore, this paper aims to focus on the influence of family climate in nurturing individuals’ self-concept. This study obtained the data from qualitative research for the doctoral degree of one of the authors and involved 46 millennial respondents who lived in Malaysia. The Google Forms (Docs) have been utilised in conducting a web-based written interview from May to July 2021. By referring to the feedback of the respondents, this study found the family climate influenced the self-concept of the individuals in five aspects, which are in terms of their ideology, education, character building, religious belief, and political belief. This study believes that the identification of the influence of family climate toward the self-concept of their family members allows more opportunities for them to improve their families’ significant responsibilities in helping their children build and refine their positive self-concept. As a result, key qualities and characteristics of good citizenship are promoted at the individual, interpersonal and societal levels.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Family Climate in Nurturing Individuals’ Self-Concept: A Qualitative Study

Noor

Yew²,

Yusoff³

2022

MJSSH

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“…This study exemplifies such efforts from the medical sector and identifies Zoom among others as convenient platforms; however, they point out the issues of ensuring security and confidentiality of the data in the process. Opara et al (2021) describe the implementation methodology as the benefits and challenges of using Google Docs to conduct synchronous, online, written interviews through presenting two of their projects' case studies as live examples. Their study is within the social sciences field.…”

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Employing Technology to Enable Remote Research Charrettes as a Method for Engaging Industry and Uncovering Best Practices: A Novel Approach for a Post-COVID-19 World

Gibson

Sanboskani

Asmar

et al. 2022

J. Constr. Eng. Manage.

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Methods to collect data in construction engineering and management (CEM) research are evolving, informed by recent technological advancements. One such method is research charrettes that allow effective interactions and knowledge sharing between expert industry practitioners and academic researchers, all colocated in a single venue, enabling rich data collection and live communication. A pivot point in technological evolution occurred with the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a global shift to remote work. Hence, planned in-person research charrettes had to shift to remote sessions, relying on virtual conferencing platforms and online data collection mechanisms. Technology-enabled charrettes have allowed the authors to collect significantly richer data sets and ensure a more diverse representation of participants, while saving tremendous amounts of time. With the continuing emergence of technological applications, the world might not go back to functioning fully in person. The authors believe remote research charrettes (RRCs) will still be used in a post-COVID-19 world because of their superior performance. This paper builds on a previous publication that described traditional research charrettes as a method to enhance CEM research a decade ago; it offers a significantly updated and improved RRC method based on the knowledge gained from transitioning a dozen in-person charrettes into RRCs. It also presents performance comparisons between RRCs and traditional charrettes by quantifying metrics indicating how RRCs are more time-efficient and cost-saving, harness more participants from more diverse locations, and enable the collection of richer data sets and four times more industry comments and expert feedback. This paper also provides guidance on the integration of technology with traditional research charrettes, hence contributing to the CEM body of knowledge.

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“…In conformity with epistolary methods – which for us entail writing as thinking, analysis and a method of discovery (Richardson and St. Pierre, 2005); writing as a way of navigating multiple identities (McArthur and Muhammad, 2017); and writing in Google Docs as a way of collecting data (Opara et al , 2021) – data for this project are comprising of collaborative epistolary exchanges across the four-month period of March to June 2020. In total, over 70 pages of data were constructed/collected during the four months.…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

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Get to know me, homey: exploring critical, relational and racial literacy possibilities in co-excavative letter writing

Bell

Zaino

2022

JME

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Purpose There is currently a dearth of research on the implications of the epistolary as a site for knowledge production. This paper aims to demystify the process of academic theorizing through the co-authors’ co-excavative epistolary method. Design/methodology/approach Through co-excavative epistolary practices, the co-authors’ relationship was deepened, the collective sense was made of Covid-19, and racial literacy-centered academic theorizing commenced. In the co-authors making meaning of their letter-writing data, they provide examples of and analyze their co-excavative letter-writing process. Findings The co-excavative epistolary method deepened the co-authors’ relationship to one another and improved their ability to produce useful and complicated knowledge. Research limitations/implications The co-excavative epistolary exchanges mark a new site for academic theorizing and incite creative approaches to academic co-writing, as well as more transparency about the academic writing process in general. Social implications Co-excavative methods disrupt traditional academic sites of knowledge production and engender space for relational intimacy. Originality/value The work introduces both a new method, co-excavative epistolary writing and a new rational framework, the critical dignity relational framework.

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Reflecting on the use of Google Docs for online interviews: Innovation in qualitative data collection

Cited by 41 publications

References 40 publications

Family Climate in Nurturing Individuals’ Self-Concept: A Qualitative Study

Family Climate in Nurturing Individuals’ Self-Concept: A Qualitative Study

Employing Technology to Enable Remote Research Charrettes as a Method for Engaging Industry and Uncovering Best Practices: A Novel Approach for a Post-COVID-19 World

Get to know me, homey: exploring critical, relational and racial literacy possibilities in co-excavative letter writing

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