I am conducting a multiperspective interviews on cultural competence in healthcare institutions (management level). Some interviews are individual, but in some institutions, they expressed the wish to conduct the joint interviews (e.g. medical director, nursing director, HR director)- which I could not decline. Is it aceptable to analyze all the data jointly (treating each respondent as a single unit)? Any references or suggestions? I want to add that I am investigating their views, beleifs and attitudes towards the topic, and I was careful that all of them had a chance to express them. Thank you kindly.
I would be concerned about treating each individual separately when then they are responding to your questions in the presence of others who have a relevant role in with regard to the interview topic. You might consider analyzing the data from the individual interviews first, and then comparing their content with the data from the dyadic and triadic interviews.
I would be concerned about treating each individual separately when then they are responding to your questions in the presence of others who have a relevant role in with regard to the interview topic. You might consider analyzing the data from the individual interviews first, and then comparing their content with the data from the dyadic and triadic interviews.
For me it would be the same process of coding for all the interviews and other methods of gathering information that you may have used. And then, in theme building, I would notice if I find different themes in the different interviews or if they all point more or less to the same emerging categories. In that case, it would be a good example of triangulation.
For me I believe that in the presence of others, views they hold may differ from when collected individually. Same process of coding, but look out for differences of views during individual versus group interviews of the same people.
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