interview

Please feel free to make changes to this page, the red text indicates an issue that must be discussed.
 * Our Lecture on February 9th included a discussion on interview techniques, and how groups should go about conducting their research. The questions below are relevant to our own research, and we must all be familiar with this material before we conduct our field work.

Intro to survey should reveal: ** Introduce interviewer and institution > "hello my name is..... and I am a student from Carleton university conducting research regarding gender equality(?), I was wondering if you would be willing to answer a few short questions How respondent was selected > We are interviewing women (elaborate further? Y/N?)  Topic and purpose of study > We are conducting a study about gender equality (woman's rights?)  on behalf of CARE Canada (should we mention this?) > OR; We are conducting this study as part of our final Research Project  Frame of respondent protection (e.g. confidentiality) > what is being done with our information? we need to decide upon this as a group  Likely length of interview > In this interview we will be asking you a series of short questions that should take between 5- 8 minutes <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">How will anonymity be assured? <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">> not asking names(?) what personal questions ARE we asking? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Respondent concerns: **

Who will have access to results? <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">> Must discuss this as a group <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">

Is subject matter ‘painful’ or ‘difficult’? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">> "No, our research questions were designed solely to gauge awareness. Furthermore, if you feel uncomfortable at any point in time you can choose not to answer specific questions." <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">

Is questionnaire intrusive? If so, what right have I to intrude? <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">> Must discuss this as a group <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">

Will anyone be ‘harmed’ by outcomes of the study? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">> "No, our research is designed to gauge the awareness that women in Ottawa have regarding woman's issues(?)" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">

Who will ‘own’ the data? How will it be destroyed? <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">> Must discuss this as a group