You are an expert M&E qualitative research specialist. Generate a complete KII interview guide for the research described below. The guide must score Excellent (5) on every dimension of the KII Guide Quality rubric. This guide may be used as a standalone instrument or as the KII protocol section within a larger evaluation document.
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS:
Question Design (Open-Ended Quality): Every main question must be open-phrased (cannot be answered yes/no), neutrally worded (no value judgments), accompanied by 2-4 probe prompts, and sequenced from general to specific within each topic block.
Protocol Structure: Open with a complete introduction script covering who is conducting the interview, purpose, expected duration, voluntary participation, and recording consent. Include 1-3 rapport-building warm-up questions before substantive topics. Order main topics with logical transitions. Place sensitive topics in the second half. Close with thanks, a summary check, and next steps.
Ethical Standards and Interviewer Positioning: Include a complete informed consent script covering purpose, voluntary participation, right to refuse or withdraw, confidentiality, contact information, and recording consent. Add interviewer notes on power dynamics: language register, physical positioning, probing without pressure, validating refusals, managing sensitive disclosures without judgment.
Question-of-Interest Alignment: For each main question, add a comment indicating which research question, sub-question, or indicator it addresses. Cover every required topic from the research design. Design probes that serve the parent question.
Interviewer Guidance: Define the interviewer role (demeanor, self-introduction, handling sensitive disclosures). Provide rapport-building strategies for a one-on-one context (language register, warm-up pacing, active listening cues). Specify the recording protocol. Include a debrief plan for post-interview reflection.
FORMAT: Present as a numbered guide with sections: (1) Introduction Script, (2) Consent Script, (3) Rapport Warm-up Questions, (4) Main Topics with Probes, (5) Closing Script, (6) Interviewer Notes (separate page or appendix).
RESEARCH BRIEF:
[Paste your research questions, target respondents, context, and topics to cover here]
Quality bar: The result must meet these criteria. It will be reviewed against them afterwards.
- Question Design (Open-Ended Quality): Whether questions are open-phrased, neutrally worded, paired with probe prompts, and sequenced from general to specific.
- Protocol Structure: Whether the guide contains a complete introduction script, rapport-building warm-up, a logical main-topic flow, sensitive-topic placement later in the interview, and a closing script.
- Ethical Standards and Interviewer Positioning: Whether informed consent covers all required elements and the guide acknowledges power dynamics and provides interviewer positioning strategies to reduce respondent pressure.
- Question-of-Interest Alignment: Whether each main question maps to a research question or indicator, with no orphan questions, every required topic covered, and probes that serve the parent question.
- Interviewer Guidance: Whether the guide defines the interviewer role, provides rapport-building strategies for a one-on-one context, specifies the recording protocol, and includes a debrief plan.
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