Having been a participant of the classes I examine and having described some sessions with the method of thick description, I had already formed certain assumptions and hypotheses before I conducted the interviews. These were incorporated into the interview guides  which I prepared in advance of the interviews.

In my research, the opportunity for evaluation by the interviewee was made available in form of comments made on this blog. All interviewees were invited to comment on the thick descriptions of the classes and the excerpts of their interviews. Unfortunately, none of the participants has used this option.

For more information on semi-standardised interviews as a method, please click here.

After collecting the data in form of audio-recordings, I made the material accessible through transcriptions. To find out more, please click here.

For a reflection on my use of semi-standardised interviews, please click here.