A methodological approach to misinformation: an analysis of the data creation process in two interview studies

IF 0.7 4区 管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Hilda Ruokolainenis
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Abstract

This study discusses misinformation from the qualitative methodological point of view. Methodological library and information science (library and information science) discussions have not addressed the question of information sufficiently, which also is shown in misinformation research that needs more qualitative contributions in order to understand the phenomenon more broadly. Two data creation processes are used as an example of how to ask about misinformation as a nuanced phenomenon in semi-structured interviews. The data creation process of two interview studies was analysed. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with two participant groups: volunteers working with asylum seekers and youth service workers working with youth. The analysis focused on the direct misinformation questions and indirect discussion on misinformation in the interviews. Both direct questions and indirect discussions resulted in discussing misinformation and its surrounding aspects. There were individual and group-specific differences in what worked best: volunteers tended to favour more indirect discussion whereas direct questions functioned slightly better with the youth service workers. Misinformation can be reached through the combination of free discussion and gentle probing. Qualitative interviewing creates new knowledge on misinformation and helps to understand it broadly and in nuance. The connection between the theoretical premises and methodological choices of empirical research should be made more visible, and the question of how to study information should be discussed more in library and information science.
错误信息的方法论方法:对两个访谈研究中数据创建过程的分析
本研究从定性方法论的角度探讨误传。方法学图书馆和信息科学(图书馆和信息科学)的讨论没有充分地解决信息问题,这也显示在错误信息研究中,需要更多的定性贡献,以便更广泛地理解这一现象。本文以两种数据创建过程为例,说明在半结构化面试中,如何将错误信息作为一种微妙的现象来询问。分析了两个访谈研究的数据生成过程。半结构化访谈由两组参与者进行:与寻求庇护者一起工作的志愿者和与青少年一起工作的青年服务工作者。分析的重点是访谈中的直接错误信息问题和间接错误信息讨论。直接提问和间接讨论都导致了对错误信息及其周围方面的讨论。在效果最好的问题上,个体和群体之间存在差异:志愿者倾向于更喜欢间接的讨论,而青年服务工作者更喜欢直接的问题。错误信息可以通过自由讨论和温和探究的结合来获得。定性访谈创造了关于错误信息的新知识,并有助于从广义和细微差别上理解错误信息。在图书馆情报学中,实证研究的理论前提和方法选择之间的联系应该更加明显,如何研究信息的问题应该得到更多的讨论。
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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal
Information Research-An International Electronic Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
CiteScore
1.20
自引率
12.50%
发文量
62
审稿时长
45 weeks
期刊介绍: Information Research, is an open access, international, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It is published by the University of Borås, Sweden, with the financial support of an NOP-HS Scientific Journal Grant. It is edited by Professor T.D. Wilson, and is hosted, and given technical support, by Lund University Libraries, Sweden.
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