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interviews were started on an individual basis. The average interview lasted between one
and two hours, and all of the interview questions and answers used the Korean language
because of the lack of the interviewees’ English proficiency. Every interview was
recorded on an iPad and was noted on the field notes. These were transcribed in the
documents placed in the secure and confidential location.
The iPad was password
protected by the researcher for the purpose of confidentiality. The audio records are kept
for one year, and the researcher will permanently delete all of the audio records in
January, 2015. Only the researcher has access to these audio
resources and transcribed
all of these audio resources. Hence, there was no transcriptionist for this study. Moreover,
the field notes,
transcribed documents, and the informed consent forms were securely
retained and locked in the file cabinet located in the researcher’s office for one year.
Eighth, the researcher encouraged all of the interviewees to honestly answer the study’s
inquiries by reemphasizing the confidentiality of the process.
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