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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the methodological aspects in the construction of the semi-structured interview protocol. The development of the protocol implies the methodological articulation (i.e. the coherence between question, objective, research object, design, scenario, participants, and the technique to be used). Regarding the construction of the semi-structured interview protocol, four specific phases are considered: (1) the identification of the research topics, (2) the construction of the interview script, (3) the external evaluation of the protocol, and (4) the piloting and fine-tuning of the protocol. Each of these phases guarantee greater rigor in the qualitative research under development.

Keywords

semi-structured interview, qualitative methods, interview protocols, scientific rigor

Author Bio(s)

Eli Malvaceda-Espinoza is a full-time professor of Psychology at the San Ignacio de Loyola University with a Ph.D. in Psychology (University of Oviedo). He is also a Ph.D. student in Social Sciences (UNMSM) and a Doctoral stay at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Master in Community Psychology (PUCP). He is President of the Peruvian Association of Qualitative Research. He has been a coordinator of Qualitative Research diplomas and a Professor and specialist in qualitative research. He is also a Senior Professional Trainer at ATLAS.ti. Please direct correspondence to emalvaceda@usil.edu.pe

Gianpiero Flores-Pereyra is a licensed psychologist with a Master's Degree in Community Psychology and a Diploma in Qualitative Research. In addition, he is head of the Qualitative Research course at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He is also an ATLAS.ti professional junior trainer and technician in consultancies at an international level.

Publication Date

12-31-2025

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2025.6998

ORCID ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9506-4741

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