ࡱ> #` 0bjbj5G5G .W-W-ZPPPPPPPd!!!8@!T!d22##">#>#>#$$$1111111$F3h51P,%$$,%,%1PP>#>#1''',%P>#P>#1',%1'':+,PP7,>## e!%p+ W,<102+R6*&67,6P7, $0I$"'k$$$$$11&d$$$2,%,%,%,%ddd!ddd!dddPPPPPP ESRC/DfiD project on Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania Conducting a life history interview Ethical considerations for a life history interview Checklist Provide information about the life history interview and what it involves before the life history interview.Ensure that you have the interviewees informed consent to participate before you begin an interview.Ensure that you do not have assessment / teaching / management responsibilities for the students you will interview.Ensure that an interviewee has given their consent to the interview being taped and transcribed. Agree the level of confidentiality/anonymity that will apply to the interview, and the data.Provide interviewees with a copy of the interview transcript and ensure any changes requested are made.Inform interviewee about who will listen to the tape, and read the transcripts.Inform interviewees how data will be used. Inform interviewees about how the research findings will be disseminated, and as far as possible how these will be used.Ensure that interviewees participation is and remains voluntary.Agree when and how the transcript will be shared, and any changes made.   The venue for holding a life history interview Checklist Choose a venue for the meeting that is private, comfortable and non-threatening.Arrange the seating so that you are both comfortable, and so that the acoustics are conducive to taping the interview.Make sure drinking water is available.   Conducting an interview Checklist Make time at the beginning of the interview to discuss consent and other ethical issues as well as any further questions that the interviewee may have. Conduct the meeting in a way that establishes a safe and supportive environment for you both. Have a list of topics in mind that can be asked in any order. Begin the interview with an easy question. Introduce each topic in a non-threatening way that encourages the respondent to open up and share their life story. Plan the topic and form a first substantial question. Ask a question that will prompt a long answer and get the subject going. Ask essay questions that prompt long answers whenever you can. Be prepared to ask the essay questions in any order. Ask open questions that encourage an interviewee to tell the story of their life in their own words. Avoid closed questions that invite yes or no responses. We cannot be sure which experiences will be the most influential on shaping a persons life. It is important to keep the conversation open. If a question does not seem to make sense to an interviewee, or if they answer it very briefly, then follow it up with some probing questions. And then ask some more. Find out not only what the person did, but also what they thought or felt about what happened. Ask questions one at a time. Be clear about what you are asking. Ask personal questions, or emotionally demanding questions after a rapport has been developed. Allow silence to work for you. Wait. Often interviewees need time to formulate their thoughts. If an interviewee covers a topic that you have listed as a topic later, dont stop them talking. Instead discuss the issue, and then miss it out later. Dont ask people questions they have already answered. Be a good listener, Listening is important. Listen so that you can pick up on clues and hints about what might be important to follow up on. Use body language such as looking at the interviewee, nodding, and smiling to encourage and give the message I am interested.If necessary, use verbal encouragement such as this is wonderful information or how interesting. You can also use interest when forming a probing question, for example I am interested that you felt your primary teacher was so important to you. Why was that, what did they do that was so important for you? Be careful not to pepper the interview with verbal encouragement such as uh huh said at the same time as the interviewee is talking. This can make it impossible to hear what the interviewee said. Ask for specific examples if the interviewee makes a general statement. Ask for specific examples or incidents that illustrate the point they are making. If you are not sure what an interviewee means, follow up. For example, I dont understand. Could you explain that in more detail? Listen out for strong words. For example you said that junior school was awful. Can you tell me what was awful about it? Even if you think you do understand what is meant, its a good idea to check, but its important to let the interviewee put it in their own words. Ask for definitions and explanations of words that the interviewee uses and that have critical meaning for the interview. Rephrase and re-ask an important question several times, if you must, to get the full amount of information that the interviewee knows. Be flexible. Watch for and pick up on promising topics introduced by the interviewee, even if the topics are not on your interview schedule. Be careful to maintain your role as a researcher, and as an interviewer. This is different to being a counsellor or a therapist. Be sensitive to peoples emotions but do not try to resolve or heal them.  After the interview Checklist Check the quality of the tape recording. Write up field notes immediately. Make organised notes about the interview; when and where it took place. Make any comments about concerns you may have about the interview. For example, if the interviewee seemed upset, notes on body language etc. Add any comments to the field notes that you think will help the transcribers, or other researchers involved in analysing the transcripts.     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