Qualitative analysis of interviews in education : utilization and presentation in empirical studies
This article presents an analysis of 18 articles of empirical qualitative studies in education utilizing the interview and published between 2006-2009 in Revue des sciences de l’éducation. The aim is to describe the methodological precisions given by the researcher in the articles and analyze them in comparison with the prescriptions about the interview found in manual and normative guidelines. The findings include : a marked use of semi-direvted interviews, that objectives, research context, participants, and analysis procedures lack precision,while abstracts are presented according to the norms of La Revue,. The authors note that scientific and ethical considerations are lacking. Finally, questions about this portrait in regard to the validity of the data and the results including adequate conduct of interviews and methodological considerations in qualitative research are presented.