Key-informants, Focus Groups, Observations, and Interviews
These are some instruments that you can adapt and use in your work:
This is an example of a Generic Key Informant Guide and questions.
This is an example of a Generic Focus Group Guide and questionnaire used in a community- based needs assessment.
This is an example of a Generic Observation Protocol.
Stacy Jacob and Paige Furgerson published an excellent article entitled, "Writing Interview Protocols and Conducting Interviews: Tips for Students New to the Field of Qualitative Research" (2012) that is succinct and approachable. Read it here: Writing Interview Protocols.
Qualitative Sampling
Deciding who to interview and how many interviews are needed is a critical step in qualitative research. Often, sampling is more often thought about in regard to quantitative methods where random probability sampling produces a representative sample from a larger population. In qualitative work, non-probability sampling is used because the researcher is using subjective judgment to determine the samples to be included (in other words, it is not random). Purposive or deliberate sampling is often used in qualitative research. To learn more, watch the brief video (below). Link: https://youtu.be/Ag8xsWgyF-0
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