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Shosteck, Herschel – Journal of Social Issues, 1977
Three tentative conclusions emerge from this study: (1) interviewer effect operates only when questions treat opinions and attitudes, (2) black respondents are more likely to identify "racially sensitive" problems as areas of high concern when speaking to black interviewers, and (3) militant blacks appear uninfluenced by the white…
Descriptors: Blacks, Interviews, Minority Groups, Racial Factors
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Zusman, Marty E.; Olson, Arnold O. – Journal of Social Issues, 1977
To investigate the quality of response to the personal interview, a survey was undertaken among Mexican-American migrant parents and children. Results demonstrate that the personal interview does not gather complete response. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Interviews, Mexican Americans, Migrant Workers, Research Design
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Weiss, Carol H. – Journal of Social Issues, 1977
Survey research has not tried hard to benefit poor people by allowing community members to help shape the design and interpretation of research, upgrading the job skills and employability of indigenous interviewers, or providing referrals or other services to survey respondents. (Author)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews, Low Income Groups