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PREPARING QUESTIONS
FOR A QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH INTERVIEW
PREPARING QUESTIONS FOR A
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INTERVIEW
FOUR MAIN SOURCES OF DATA:
1. Interview
2. Focus Group
3. Observation
4. Documents
PREPARING QUESTIONS FOR A
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INTERVIEW
Decide what information you need.
Write down the research problem/objective/question. Determine the
broad areas of knowledge that are relevant to answering the questions.
Types of Topics in Questions:
1. Behavior – what a person has done or is doing.
2. Opinions/Value – what a person thinks of a topic.
3. Feelings – what a person feels toward a certain subject.
4. Knowledge – what a person knows about a topic.
5. Sensory – what a person has seen, touched, heard, tasted or smelled.
6. Background/demographics – standard background questions such as age,
education etc.
PREPARING QUESTIONS FOR A
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INTERVIEW
Do Background Research on the Interviewee.