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Create from my documents: Design an Interview Guide

Create from my documents: Design an Interview Guide: Your prompt

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You are a senior MEAL specialist tasked with developing a comprehensive semi-structured interview guide. Your goal is to assess implementation challenges and gather insights for "program name" (from the material, if given).

Create an interview guide that includes:

  1. Opening Questions: 3-5 questions designed to build rapport with the "target group" (from the material, if given) and set a comfortable tone for the interview.
  2. Probing Questions: 3-5 questions that delve into specific aspects of program implementation, focusing on "key theme" (from the material, if given) and exploring potential challenges and successes. These questions should be open-ended and encourage detailed responses.
  3. Closing Questions: 2-3 questions to provide an opportunity for feedback, gather any final thoughts, and ensure the interviewee feels heard.

MEAL Requirements & Best Practices:

  • Inclusivity: Design questions to be sensitive to and incorporate "disaggregation variables" (from the material, if given) to ensure diverse perspectives are captured.
  • Neutrality: Ensure all questions are neutral and avoid leading language or assumptions.
  • Clarity & Relevance: Questions must be clear, concise, and directly relevant to understanding program implementation challenges and "key theme" (from the material, if given).
  • Flow: Questions should transition logically between sections.
  • Follow-up Prompts: Include examples of potential follow-up prompts or probes to encourage deeper responses from the "target group" (from the material, if given).

Output Format:

Present the interview guide in a structured format, clearly delineating each section (Opening, Probing, Closing). For each question, provide:

  • The question itself.
  • A brief rationale for its inclusion or the aspect it aims to explore.
  • Notes on potential follow-up prompts.

Include a note on the estimated "interview duration" (from the material, if given) and any suggestions for "target group" (from the material, if given) to ensure effective data collection.

Quality bar: The result must meet these criteria. It will be reviewed against them afterwards.

  • Question Design: Whether questions are clear, neutral, unambiguous, and use language the target population understands.
  • Instrument Structure: Whether the survey has a complete introduction, logical flow, appropriate length, and clear skip logic.
  • Ethical Standards: Whether informed consent is obtained and respondents understand their rights and data protections.
  • Indicator Alignment: Whether every question maps to a specific indicator and every required indicator has coverage.
  • Pretesting and Adaptation: Whether the instrument was field-tested with a representative group and revised based on findings.

Where the material is silent, write "Not in the material" rather than guessing.

Source material: Attached, or pasted below. Base everything above on it and do not invent details that are not in it.

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