Interview ProtocolSee also: Practical Procedures for Interviewing Underlying Issues/Frameworks for Interpreting Interviewee Accounts |
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Interview Themes and SectionsTo be pursued as appropriate across the 3 parts of the interview, using selected questions from the "bank" of ideas listed in the sample questions:.
PART 1: Your Personal Experience/CareerEstablish personal chronology and career history. Do this using a "time line" mapped onto a piece of paper during the early part of the interview (or even ask the person to start doing this beforehand and bring it to the interview?). Probably easiest to establish the outline of this first and then fill in the detail gradually as the interview proceeds. Sample QuestionsPART 2: The Bigger PictureHow far (if at all!) does this person feel part of the bigger field of ABE? Do they have a strong sense of personal or professional identity with this field or do they feel on the margins of it? Do they feel well-supported by a bigger framework in the field or struggling alone, or against the tide? Awareness of the bigger context from wherever they are located in it. From where they stand, how do they see the fit or mismatch
between policy - practice - learners experiences/aspirations for literacy,
numeracy and ESOL? Sample QuestionsPART 3: Key Moments and PeopleFrom where they stand, what have been the key moments and changes, key people who have influenced them, key organizations that have been important to them? [Add these to their personal timeline chart] Have a card with a set of examples of initiatives and developments
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