The lived experience of remembering a ‘good’ interview: Micro-phenomenology applied to itself
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences September 10, 2022 Katrin Heimann, Hanne Bess Boelsbjerg, Chris T. Allen et al. 17 citations
Micro-phenomenology, an interview and analysis method for investigating subjective experience, can be turned on itself to reveal quality criteria. In a pilot series of five interviews, experienced micro-phenomenology researchers recalled one successful and one challenging instance of using the method. An auto-ethnographic dialogue between the authors illustrates the planning, conducting, and analysis of these interviews. An unexpected finding emerged: researchers judge the quality of an interview partly based on a sense of connection or contact between interviewer and interviewee. The article discusses this finding in relation to the method's means and intentions and suggests directions for future research.