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I. PRELIMINARIES
(1) Introduction & Informed Consent:
Introduce myself and Caroline. Discuss our roles. Provide background
on LWW Project and purpose of interview (give out 1-page project
description). Pass around consent forms and go over them. Ask if there
are any questions. Get participants to sign them. Pass around mailing
sheet (names and addresses).
(2) Ask all group members to make introductions. Go over
ground rules as follows:
"There is no hidden agenda to the discussion. What we want is
for you to take this as an opportunity to share your thoughts and
opinions freely on the subject of welfare reform, literacy and
employment. What I am going to do is spend the next hour and a half
(approximately) asking questions designed to get a full picture of
your thoughts and feelings. There are no right or wrong answers to
anything I ask - only your honest opinions. I will be asking you to
answer some questions in turn and others I will open up for general
discussion. I ask that you try to speak one at a time in a clear
voice (loud enough so that the tape recorder can pick up). Please
regard this tape recorder as simply an extension of my memory, so
that Caroline and I can transcribe your words exactly. Everything
you say, of course, is confidential and the results of this
discussion will be reported anonymously. Once the report has been
written the tape will be destroyed. You have each been given a pad
of paper and pen in case you wish to make notes to yourselves during
the interview."
Does anyone have any questions on how we are going to proceed?
II. ISSUES AND RELATED DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
(1) "The first thing I would like to do is to ask you to
introduce yourself and to tell me a little bit about the literacy
program you teach in. Probes: (name, your title and role, main
literacy focus, funding, etc.)
15 The discussion guides used in the
FGl's are included in the Appendix. The complete transcribed texts are
available from the author upon request. |