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Unit-14: Interview

14.2 summary notes

y As per M.N. Basu, “an interview may be said to be a face-to-face meeting of persons regarding
a few subjects”.
y Objective of interview is to find a definite information from the respondent.
y Various knowledgeable men on the basis of objectives of interview, duration, field, formality,
based on humanitarian approach, number of people participating etc. have mentioned about
the types of interview.
y A good interviewer should have the capacity to quickly take the decisions.

14.3 Keywords

1. Interview Method: Process of formal conversation organized with a specified objective with
a person or a group is called interview method.
2. Diagnostic interview: When main objective of an interview is to find out the cause of any
event or problem then it is called diagnostic interview.

14.4 review Questions

1. What qualities should be there in a good interviewer?
2. What is the meaning of interview focussed on methodology?
3. tell the importance of interview method.
4. Describe the type of interviews on the basis of structure.

answers: self assessment

1. interview
2. Guide
3. flexibility

14.5 Further Readings

Books 1. sociology of education—sharda tiwari, Arjun Publishing House.
2. Methodology of social research—Dr. Jay Bhagwan, friends Publications (india).

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