Semi-structured interview

someone for a paper, I immediately drew a blank and had no idea who to talk to. My relatives that are over the age of 60 don’t speak English and my neighbors quite frankly terrify me, so I decided to interview Dr. Kohutek. On a Friday afternoon I walked into his office and asked if I could interview him. HE was very easy to talk to and had great insight regarding the time period that we are reading about. We sat down at a table and all it took was the simple question of “Were you in the war?” to…

The interviewee that I have for my interview regarding motivation is twenty-one-year-old Yamia Denny. Although her birth name is Yamia, she prefers to be called Mia. She is single, never married and does not have any children. Mia is of African American descent and resides in the Overbrook neighborhood of West Philadelphia. Currently, she works in the gift shop at The Franklin Institute on some weekdays but mostly during the weekends. During her days off from work she attends classes at The…

Who did you interview and why did you select this individual to interview? For the informational interview, I interviewed my mom, Beth Martens. The reason I chose my mom is because she is an elementary school teacher and has been for about 15 years. Throughout her years teaching, she has taught at two different schools with three different positions between those two schools. As a teacher, she has experienced many ups and downs, such as awards and principle changes, which have all shaped her to…

Narrative Interview My mom had only told me little things about her college experiences, just a few stories here and there, the occasional frantic phone calls to her mom, and some about the friends she made. So when I decided to sit down and interview her, I was generally curious on what she would tell me. I had been contemplating the questions I would ask her while I was waiting for her to get home from work. After she had gotten home and I was satisfied with my list, I sat down and started…

In the second interview, I picked an Asian male whose parents were born in the United States. During the interview, I followed the same study guide and adding different questions that related to the topics I had on my guide. I started the interview by asking some general questions about his background. I followed my question guide and ask him those questions. He is a fourth year college student and is working at an insurance office. He is Taiwanese American. He has one younger sister and two…

The Interview: Portfolio Piece 1 I have chosen my step dad for the interview for many reasons, I have always been curious about what he did in Iraq and the things he went through. Also I have never sat down and talked to him about this, he had only ever told me a little bit about his experiences. My question to him is, what were some of your memories about deciding you wanted to be a Marine and being over in Iraq. Having this conversation will bring more depth to our relationship because I…

had to interview a class mate in class. She never interviewed anyone before so she had to go home and practice interviewing family members. There were guidelines for the mock interview procedure that she had to follow to score a high score. Students in the course had to judge the performance of the mock interview with a rubric given by the Instructor. Eye contact, hand shake, not saying umm and making sure to answer the questions wisely, and asking two questions at the end of the interview was…

The purpose of the interview was to create an initial profile of a client upon meeting with me, acting as their occupational therapist. The goal was not only to gain vital information regarding the client, but to establish the foundation of a healthy therapeutic relationship between the client and myself. This relationship is of high importance because trust is already being formed, which can impact our future sessions. In the beginning, the interview stared off a bit rocky, but towards the end…

Introduction The recorded interview was a tough assignment in my opinion, harder than what I thought it would have been. Being as to how I work in a clinical setting, interviewing patients I thought would have come naturally, however that was not the case. Although patients and peers have complimented me on my assessment skills, in this recorded interview I do not feel as though any of the skills I used came naturally. This could be due to the fact that I knew I was being recorded, or the mere…

water has increased, it has not significantly affected how these businesses run. Through adaptation, they have learned to live with the changes that were set by state law regarding the drought. The reason of interest in this group, its description, interview methods, challenges, research findings and analysis all prove this conclusion. Group Description Since the start of the drought, laws and regulations concerning water have changed drastically Water is clearly not as dispensable as it…