List ten to twenty question categories
1. Education
2. Field of Study
3. What interested you about it
4. How do you feel about it
5. Why are you still doing this
6. Best part of the job
7. Worst part of the job
8. Advice for me
9. How does this help
10. Why
Make a list of five or more things that you can do to make your informant feel comfortable, powerful, and open to your interview
1. Adress them formally
2. Ask advice
3. Be polite
4. Everyone loves to talk about themselves...
5. So ask open ended questions
List three or more things that you can do in case your informant doesn’t have a lot to say about the topic.
1. Change topic
2. Ask someone else
3. Re-think your approach
Make a list of ten to fifteen factual details that you might want to know related to your topic such as: historical facts, multiple perspectives, geography, daily life, economic factors, weather, current events, fashions, local events, state events, national events, how to information, materials, prices, national trends, origin, changes over time, future plans, etc.
1. Historical facts
2.Multiple perspectives
3. Pay
4. Daily life
5. Changes in treatment
6. New diagnosis
7. New treatment
8. Different forms of treatment
9. Career path
10. Something else
Make a list of five or more academic topics that a sociologist, psychologist, or folklorist might study about this group, person, or place. Your textbooks or professional journals for other fields might give you some ideas.
1. Well, my topic is psychology so I'd imagine that they would research/talk about everything related to their specific field.
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