Entrevistas, anotações e análises preliminares  na pesquisa qualitativa: cuidados fundamentais

Edmilson de Oliveira Lima; Ni Putu Sri  Harta Mimba

doi:10.5585/remark.v23i4.27657

Authors

Edmilson de Oliveira Lima Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-8742
Ni Putu Sri Harta Mimba Udayana University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6311-668X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/remark.v23i4.27657

Keywords:

Semi-structured interviews, Note-taking, Preliminary analyses, Qualitative research, Methodology

Abstract

Objective: Given the recurrence of issues related to conducting interviews in qualitative research, as well as note-taking and preliminary data analysis during them, this editorial aims to explore the literature and our experience to highlight these problems and suggest ways to overcome them.

Methods: Review of the literature and use of our own experiences, in a well-founded manner and with examples, in arguments, explanations, and useful recommendations for improving research.

Originality/Relevance: The editorial details justifications and methods for ways of conducting interviews, taking notes, and performing preliminary analyses during them, particularly in the semi-structured interview format. These notes and analyses are often overlooked even in specialized publications, but fundamental care regarding them is necessary to enhance the quality, depth, and potential contribution of qualitative interviews.

Contributions: We provide numerous bibliographic references and useful recommendations for (future) researchers. The references, descriptions, and recommendations on interviews, note-taking, and data analysis help to access the best potential of informants, interviewers, data, and results.

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Author Biographies

Edmilson de Oliveira Lima, Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

Pós-doutorado em Administração

Ni Putu Sri Harta Mimba, Udayana University

Mimba, who holds a PhD degree from University of Groningen, The Netherlands, is the head of Master of Accounting Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia. Currently, she is one of the directors of Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association and the head of The Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants for Bali region. In addition, she is also a member of Certified Management Accountant, Australia. She has been involved as reviewers and speakers in several international conferences. Previously, she was holding some of the key positions such as Indonesian Broadcasting Commission Bali Province Bali (2011 to 2013), Coordinator of International Business Studies Network FEB Universitas Udayana (2013 to 2014), Director of Center for International Programs Udayana University (2015 to 2018) and the Head Unit of Research and Community Services (2020 to 2021). Her current research interests lie primarily in the areas of management accounting and social entrepreneurship where she is actively involved in various international joint research collaborations, and has been granted various awards from various organizations since 2005 (i.e. ADB in 2005, APEC in 2012, British Council in 2015, Financial and Development Supervisory Board in 2016, National Research and Innovation Agency in 2021, Bank Indonesia in 2021) until now. This includes some of the prestigious awards granted by European Union (Erasmus+) where she is in charge as the project coordinator from Udayana University for INSPIRE project (Introducing Social Entrepreneurship in Indonesian Higher Education) from 2017 to 2020 and UNITED project (Engineering Knowledge Transfer Units to Increase Student´s Employability and Regional Development) from 2019 to 2022.

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