Skype 27/02/18 - We're only human after all

After this evenings skype call, I have been left feeling slightly more relaxed. When conducting our inquiries, we need to remember and keep reminding ourselves that we are dealing with human beings that live through many emotions and changes of thought. That includes ourselves.

Just as there may be human elements that affect the participants in our interviews, such as, mood or weather or the days events. We as the researcher may also be effected, which in turn may effect how we ask the question, resulting possibly in different response from the participant.

Human elements, should be acknowledged within our analysis, not ignored. The point of analysis is to draw some understanding from our data. Part of that understanding is how we got the data in the first place and why that data may have been produced.