SAMPLE QUALITATIVE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Interview Protocol: Perspectives on Deafness
| 1. |
Can you describe how you first became aware of your deafness |
| 2. |
How do you see yourself today, in terms of your deafness? |
| 3. |
What does your deafness mean to you? |
| 4. |
Can you describe any particularly difficult or traumatic
experiences in your life related to your deafness? |
| 5. |
Can you describe how you fit into deaf culture? |
| 6. |
To what extent do you consider yourself active in both the deaf
world and the hearing world? |
| 7. |
What, if anything, would you change about yourself if you could? |
| 8. |
How does your family view your deafness? |
From Janesick, V. (1998). "Stretching" exercises for qualitative researchers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, p. 75.
Sample: Focus Group Interview on Drug Availability in Schools
| Purpose: | Drug availability in your school, community, and
neighborhood. |
| Topic: | To find out how students, teachers, and parents feel about drug use and drug education in your school. |
Note: Questions should be modified for each focus group made up of parents, teachers, or students.
| 1. | Can you talk about whether or not you feel safe
in your school or community? |
| 2. | Do you have some thoughts on how your school or
community is doing regarding alcohol and drug problems with students? Can
you describe from me what you know about this? |
| 3. | What does your school or community do to educate
you about the use of alcohol and drugs? |
| 4. | Do you think drugs or alcohol are easily
available to students? |
| 5. | What kinds of rules do you have about alcohol
and drugs? |
| 6. | If you ever had a problem with alcohol or drugs,
who would you approach to talk about it? Can you explain your thoughts about
your choice of this individual? |
| 7. | Can you talk about your thoughts on how alcohol and drugs affect a person, a family, a school, or a community? |
From Janesick, V. (1998). "Stretching" exercises for qualitative researchers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp. 39-40.