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Rogozin, Dmitry. "Interview Completion Protocol." Inter 15, no. 4 (2023): 115–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.19181/inter.2023.15.4.6.
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The article raises the question of the necessity to develop clear procedures and regulations for completing interviews that would allow the interviewer, regardless of the type of interview, not only leave a good impression of himself and maintain an empathic relationship, but also not violate the fundamentals of research ethics and maintain high standards of field work. The reader is provided with a protocol for completing an interview, consisting of five requirements, the fulfillment of which guarantees the successful completion of even the most difficult conversation. We are not talking about a set of instructions; rather, basic recommendations and guidelines are presented, guided by which the interviewer will be able to develop his own communicative techniques for completing the interview. The presented protocol is universal and suitable for qualitative and quantitative interviews.
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Shoozan, Aishath, and Maslawati Mohamad. "Application of Interview Protocol Refinement Framework in Systematically Developing and Refining a Semi-structured Interview Protocol." SHS Web of Conferences 182 (2024): 04006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202418204006.
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A semi-structured interview is a data collection method used in qualitative inquiry. It involves the use of preconstructed questions to elicit information about a topic under investigation. A well-prepared interview protocol is an important tool for collecting quality data. Hence, preparing interview protocols and refining them to ensure precision and relevance is an important step to warrant the credibility and quality of data. This article discusses the steps taken to refine an interview protocol developed to conduct an analysis of the English language speaking skills needs of front office operators in the Maldives tourism industry. It describes the application of the Interview Protocol Refinement (IPR) Framework to refine the interview protocol. The four phases of the IPR Framework were used: (1) ensuring interview questions aligned with research questions, (2) constructing an inquiry-based conversation, (3) receiving feedback on the interview protocol, and (4) piloting the interview protocol. The application of the IPR Framework resulted in a fine-tuned interview protocol. The first phase helped to attain interview questions aligned with research questions. This phase helped in fine-tuning the interview protocol by ensuring that the interview questions aligned with the purpose of the research. The second phase allowed the building of an inquiry-based conversation that reflects the context of the research, thus creating an interview protocol designed to obtain specific information through conversation. The next phase aided in improving the protocol based on readers’ feedback. This phase helped in refining the interview questions by changing the content and wording of some questions and reordering them. The last phase resulted in conducting an interview in a real setting and testing the interview protocol. This helped to refine the interview protocol further by rephrasing interview questions for clarity, adding details to some questions, and modifying the linguistic composition of some questions. The IPR Framework involves an iterative refining process, thus enhancing the quality and trustworthiness of the interview protocol.
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Hunter, M. Gordon. "Creating Qualitative Interview Protocols." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 4, no. 3 (2012): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jskd.2012070101.
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This manuscript describes a technique which facilitates the documentation of research participant stories interpreting their experiences in response to a research question. From a Narrative Inquiry approach interview protocols were developed based upon the exploration of a research question. The technique may be applied when gathering qualitative data in one-on-one interviews. Each interview protocol provided consistency across a number of interviews; but also allowed for flexibility of responses by the research participant within their respective interviews. This document provides a description of a technique which addresses the conundrum of consistency and flexibility. Four different research projects are described in this manuscript. The specific interview protocol is presented and it is shown how the protocol serves to address the project’s research question. This document concludes with a description of how these techniques may be employed, in general, to contribute to the exploratory investigation of a research topic in business and management studies.
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Leong, Sok Yee, and Hamdan Said. "Development and refinement of the interview protocol: interview questions for international school teacher retention." International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) 13, no. 5 (2024): 3017–27. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v13i5.29079.
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For novice researchers, creating a list of interview questions as part of the interview procedure to collect data for addressing the research questions is always a challenge. Despite several studies have provided vital suggestions for novice researchers in developing and refining interview questions, few studies offer a clear path for designing and improving interview questions. The suggested guidelines from past research lack empirical evidence, particularly in the field of education. This study aimed to present the process of developing and refining an interview protocol used in an international school teacher retention study. This study suggested and tested five phases in the development and refinement of a qualitative interview protocol: i) establishing preliminary questions based on a literature review; ii) ensuring alignment of interview questions with research questions; iii) constructing an inquiry-based conversation; iv) receiving feedback on interview protocols; and v) piloting the interview protocols. It provides comprehensive and user-friendly guidance for novice researchers in developing qualitative instruments. Using this roadmap can help novice researchers to prepare for the interview process, remain open to new findings and enhance the effectiveness of qualitative interview tools.
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Leong, Sok Yee, and Hamdan Said. "Development and refinement of the interview protocol: interview questions for international school teacher retention." International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) 13, no. 5 (2024): 3017. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v13i5.29079.
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<span lang="EN-US">For novice researchers, creating a list of interview questions as part of the interview procedure to collect data for addressing the research questions is always a challenge. Despite several studies have provided vital suggestions for novice researchers in developing and refining interview questions, few studies offer a clear path for designing and improving interview questions. The suggested guidelines from past research lack empirical evidence, particularly in the field of education. This study aimed to present the process of developing and refining an interview protocol used in an international school teacher retention study. This study suggested and tested five phases in the development and refinement of a qualitative interview protocol: i) establishing preliminary questions based on a literature review; ii) ensuring alignment of interview questions with research questions; iii) constructing an inquiry-based conversation; iv) receiving feedback on interview protocols; and v) piloting the interview protocols. It provides comprehensive and user-friendly guidance for novice researchers in developing qualitative instruments. Using this roadmap can help novice researchers to prepare for the interview process, remain open to new findings and enhance the effectiveness of qualitative interview tools.</span>
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Ab Patah, Salihah, Norliza Jamaluddin, Ng Chong Guan, and Ermanto. "DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOL FOR ORAL CORPUS OF MAJOR DEPRESSION DISORDER PATIENT." International Journal of Education Humanities and Social Science 07, no. 04 (2024): 64–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.54922/ijehss.2024.0752.
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The collecting of oral data involving mental health patients in hospitals demands research ethics approval to mitigate risks or harm towards participants of the study. The appointment of psychiatric experts as clinical supervisors is imperative to facilitate the process of data collection through interviews, particularly with patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The process of obtaining permission to access hospitals and interview patients involves research ethics approval from the Research Management and Innovation Centre, Sultan Idris Education University (RMIC-UPSI), and the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC-MREC). A total of 35 MDD patients were interviewed according to the study protocol and interview guidelines. The interview protocol is also subject to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia. The transcribed interview data can amount to 65,894 words when extracted into WordSmith 8.0 software. Overall, this data collection process encompasses, appointment of psychiatric experts as clinical supervisors, research ethics approval and field data collection protocols.
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Lamb, Michael E., Yael Orbach, Irit Hershkowitz, Phillip W. Esplin, and Dvora Horowitz. "A structured forensic interview protocol improves the quality and informativeness of investigative interviews with children: A review of research using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol." Child Abuse & Neglect 31, no. 11-12 (2007): 1201–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.03.021.
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Vrij, Aldert, Sharon Leal, and Ronald P. Fisher. "Interviewing to Detect Lies About Opinions: The Devil’s Advocate Approach." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 10, no. 12 (2023): 245–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.1012.16027.
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The verbal cues lie tellers spontaneously report during interviews are weak and unreliable (DePaulo et al., 20023; Vrij, Hartwig, & Granhag, 2019). Researchers therefore asked for interview protocols to be developed that would elicit such verbal cues (Vrij & Granhag, 2012). Ten years later several interview protocols have emerged (Vrij, Granhag et al., 2022), including Cognitive Credibility Assessment (Vrij, Fisher, & Blank, 2017; Vrij, Mann et al., 2021), Reality Interviewing (Bogaard et el., 2019; Colwell et al., 2007), the Strategic Use of Evidence (Granhag & Harwig, 2015; Hartwig et al., 2014) and the Verifiability Approach (Nahari, 2019; Palena et al., 2021). All these interview protocols focus on distinguishing between truthful and deceptive statements about alleged activities. However, practitioners are also interested in detecting lies when people discuss their opinions. The Devil’s Advocate Approach is the only interview protocol we are aware of aimed to distinguish between truthful and deceptive opinions. In this article we present the (scarce) Devil’s Advocate Approach research conducted to date.
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Nusrat, Rohia, Sumbal Nawaz, and Sumara Masood. "Meta-Analysis of the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol for Child Sexual Abuse Cases." Foundation University Journal of Psychology 8, no. 2 (2024): 42–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.33897/fujp.v8i2.766.
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Abstract Background: Forensic interviews are pivotal to the investigation of child sexual abuse cases. Following best practice, evidence-based guidelines when conducting such interviews is essential in obtaining a credible and reliable testimony. The investigative interview protocol developed by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) incorporates these guidelines into a structured interview procedure. An integral part of the NICHD protocol is to promote open-ended, invitational interviewer prompts. The current research was conducted to observe the impact of the NICHD Protocol in encouraging invitational prompts and discouraging suggestive prompts when compared to non-protocol interviews. Method: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of the NICHD protocol was conducted, including 11 studies selected following inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria were determined through the PICO framework. The included literature were experimental studies comparing the NICHD protocol with other structured or unstructured interview methods in interviews conducted with children in suspected cases of child sexual abuse (CSA), with a focus on assessing the quality of investigation using interviewer prompts as a dependent measure. Electronic online databases and Registers/websites including PubMed, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, Google Scholar, OSF, Dissertation Abstracts International, and ProQuest Dissertations and These were searched for both peer-reviewed articles and grey literature. The analysis used a random effect model that computed separate weighted mean of the effect sizes shown in independent studies for prompts namely: Directives, Option-posing, Suggestions, and Invitations. Results: Results of the analysis indicated that overall, interviews with the NICHD protocol had less directives (g= -0.9106), option-posing (-0.9178) and suggestive prompts (g= -0.5516), and more invitational (g= 1.9859) prompts than non-protocol interviews. Conclusion: These results corroborate with the findings of previous studies. However, these findings should be considered with caution due to the detection of high levels of heterogeneity. Keywords: Eyewitness testimony, Investigative interviewing, Meta-analyses, Child sexual abuse, NICHD protocol, Interviewer prompt
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Bochaver, K. A., D. Bondarev, A. Savinkina, and L. M. Dovzhik. "Interview in Sport Psychology: Method of Study and Preparing an Intervention." Клиническая и специальная психология 6, no. 4 (2017): 148–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2017060410.
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Current article includes an analysis of interviewing in sport psychology, an observing of modern scientific interview protocols, a description of interview cases in private practice and research; also there is a discussion about efficiency and limitations of interview method in the article. Approaches to interviewing as the main and auxiliary method are discussed in details. The objective of the article is to show how an interview can reveal interesting biographical facts, personality traits, the installation of an athlete, to reflect his inner world, and to form working in the field of sport psychology professionals and students view on the advantages and opportunities an interview in the work of sports psychologist (research and practice). This method can be regarded as a tool of knowledge, but is also used as a preliminary interview before long-term or short-term therapeutic work. Clinical conversation as one of the options the interview are invited to the discussion; the article provides a common protocol for clinical interviews in the sport.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Interview protocol"
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De, Jager Melissa. "The development of a parental alienation syndrome interview protocol." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008212.
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Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a childhood disorder that arises almost exclusively in child custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the unjustified rejection of a once-loved parent by a child due to a combination of the 'programming' parent's alienating techniques and the child's own contributions to the vilification of the targeted parent. Parental Alienation (PA) is differentiated from PAS as in the case of the former the child's rejection is justified and may be explained either by normal developmental behaviours or by child abuse that involves no form of programming. The purpose of this study is to develop a preliminary interview protocol to aid in the detection of PAS, with a special emphasis on differentiating false allegations of abuse, which usually accompany severe PAS, from true abuse. The aim of the study is to develop a protocol to enhance diagnostic clarity and facilitate appropriate custody-related recommendations. The interview protocol is based on an extensive thematic literature analysis in conjunction with existing guidelines for conducting a child custody and visitation interview. The interview protocol comprises a child and parent section, which both have their own reference tables with supporting corresponding information. The protocol 's administration instructions are outlined in a covering information page. Rigour was added to the protocol by having it assessed for clarity and accessibility by four medico-legal professionals with custody-related experience, and their opinions regarding the protocol's structure, sections, questions and reference tables were taken into consideration in the revision of the protocol.<br>KMBT_363<br>Adobe Acrobat 9.54 Paper Capture Plug-in
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Hindman, Jennifer Lilliston. "The connection between qualities of effective teachers and selection interviews: The development of a teacher selection interview protocol." W&M ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154089.
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Fouche, Ansie. "Facilitating disclosure of child sexual abuse victims in the middle childhood : a forensic interview protocol for social workers." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27139.
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This study focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation of a research-based legally defensible forensic interview protocol for social workers in South Africa in order to improve the social worker's knowledge, understanding and skills regarding forensic assessment interviews in the field of child sexual abuse. The motivation for the study has its origin in the fact that current legislation in South Africa requires that all cases of alleged sexual abuse have to be reported to either social workers or the South African Police Service. Social workers often find themselves having to deal with allegations of sexual abuse, and are faced with the challenging task of conducting assessment interviews, where the result of such interview will be a determining factor in the final outcome of the legal proceedings. The research problem is that there is currently no national research-based forensic interview protocol for social workers in South Africa. A quantitative research approach was followed. Applied research was used to address immediate problems that are encountered by professionals in practice. Intervention research was used as research methodology. The quasi-experimental design was applied where a comparison of two groups were done. The hypothesis formulated for this study is: If this interview protocol will be applied in cases of alleged sexual abuse against children of the middle childhood, it would facilitate the disclosure in a more legally acceptable and defensible manner. An interview protocol with seven definite phases was developed. A self-developed checklist consisting of 119 fundamentals compiled from comprehensive literature study, consultations with experts and extensive experience of the researcher, was used as a measuring instrument. The researcher applied the newly developed interview protocol with ten girls (experimental group) in the middle childhood who have allegedly been sexually abused. The interviews were audio-recorded and evaluated by means of the self-developed checklist. An independent social worker also interviewed ten allegedly sexually abused children (comparison group) of the same age and gender as the experimental group. This social worker, however, made use of her own interview protocol. She represents the social workers in South Africa. The interviews were also audio-recorded and evaluated by means of the self-developed checklist. An independent professional person coded a sample of 50% of all interviews. All data were submitted to the Department Statistics of University of Pretoria who has done the statistical analysis. In chapter two the phenomenon of child sexual abuse is discussed and aspects that interviewers need to take in consideration were highlighted. In chapter three all aspects of child development are discussed. Developmental issues which need to be accommodated during forensic interviews are explored. Chapter four focuses on interview techniques in the forensic context, and international guidelines on forensic interviews were explored. This information was used to develop the proposed forensic interview protocol. In chapter five the proposed seven-phase forensic interview protocol was discussed. In chapter six all the data that was collected was quantified, analysed and interpreted with the assistance of the Department of Statistics of the University of Pretoria. The statistical analysis showed that in five of the seven phases a statistically significant difference was found between the experimental and comparison groups. The results suggest that the seven-phase forensic interview protocol was successfully implemented, and could be considered a new development and thus a contribution to the social work profession. However further research with a larger sample of children is needed. Conclusions and recommendations (chapter 7) of this study are put forward in accordance with the process that was followed in developing and implementing the interview protocol which would assist social workers when dealing with alleged victims of child sexual abuse.<br>Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2007.<br>Social Work and Criminology<br>unrestricted
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Fouché, Ansie. "Facilitating disclosure of child sexual abuse victims in the middle childhood a forensic interview protocol for social workers /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08112008-153723.
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Cozad, Dana Everett. "Contemporary Daughter/Son Adult Social Role Performance Rating Scale And Interview Protocol: Development, Content Validation, And Exploratory Investigation." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003130.
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Cjuro, Vera Cinthia, and Franco Cristian Velásquez. "A Brief Look at Peruvian Environmental Public Management for Sustainable Development: Interview with Dr. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal Otárola." Derecho & Sociedad, 2015. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/118370.
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Through this interview, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal refers some crucial aspects related to the management being done by the Ministry of Environment (MINAM) on Sustainable Development. As the first point, the author lists the actions that MINAM has executed under the National Energy Policy of Peru, as well as those measures in which they have been working to reduce the environmental impact in the energy sector. Next, the author explains the reasons why the National Climate Change Strategy of 2003 has been implemented in only 12%; while in relation to the possible configuration of a carbon market in Peru, EnvironmentMinister confirmed its existence, adding that as a result, it has been recently approved a legal formula that defines the legal and institutional framework mechanisms to regulate compensation for ecosystem services such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Finally, Dr. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, express its position on the package content reactivating measures that were approved earlier this year by Congress, as well as their expectations of the Twentieth Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention United Nations Climate Change (COP 20) which our country will host.<br>A través de la presente entrevista, el Dr. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal se pronuncia sobre algunos aspectos cruciales vinculados a la gestión que viene realizando el Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM) en materia de Desarrollo Sostenible. Como primer punto, el autor realiza un recuento de las acciones que hasta el momento ha ejecutado el MINAM en el marco de la Política Energética Nacional del Perú, así como aquellas medidas en las que viene trabajando para reducir el impacto ambiental en el sector energético. A continuación, el autor explica las razones por las que la implementación de la Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático (ENCC) de 2003 solo se ha dado en un 12%; mientras que, en relación a la posible configuración de un mercado de bonos de carbono en el Perú, el Ministro del Ambiente confirma su existencia, precisando que como consecuencia de ello recientemente se ha arribado a una fórmula legal que permite definir el marco legal e institucional para regular los mecanismos de retribución por servicios ecosistémicos, tales como el Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio (MDL). Finalmente, el Dr. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, expresa su posición frente al contenido del paquete de medidas reactivadoras que fueron aprobadas hace algunos meses por el Congreso de la República, así como sus expectativas respecto a la Vigésima Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP 20) de la cual será sede nuestro país.
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Van, Deventer Adriana. "An evaluation of the necessity to use structured protocols to conduct forensic interviews / by Adriana van Deventer." Thesis, North-West University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9853.
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Child sexual abuse cases are particularly important in ensuring that victims and falsely accused individuals are protected and perpetrators are successfully convicted. Recent and continuing increases in the number of children who allege that they have been victims of sexual abuse have emphasized the need for evaluating the competence and credibility of young witnesses. This research focussed on evaluating the use of a structured, evidence-based interview protocol which can determine whether legal action is required and whether the investigation process is legally sound and scientifically validated.
The empirical investigation focused on obtaining data by conducting focus groups. This is called group interviewing, and is considered a qualitative method. An exploratory research design was used to gain insight into the use of the forensic interview that is relatively new and unstudied in South Africa. Two different focus groups were held, one of which consisted of participants with post graduate training in conducting a forensic interview using evidence-based protocols. In contrast, the other focus group participants had no post graduate training, but nevertheless conducted interviews with abused children.
It was evident that the social workers who had post graduate training in forensic interviewing and employing a structured evidence-based protocol perceived it to be an indispensable tool. The social workers without post graduate training showed limited knowledge of the structured forensic interview.
The outcome of the findings proved the necessity of having a structured evidence-based protocol to conduct forensic interviews. If a forensic interview is used, it is possible to obtain a single, objective, clear picture of the details of the alleged abuse – who abused the child, when and how often, how it occurred and where. The forensic interview can lead to the successful investigation and prosecution of criminal offences that depend on obtaining reliable information from child victims and witnesses.<br>Thesis (MSW (Forensic Practice))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.
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Mohan, Gowrishankar. "Investigating older adults' web information searching behaviour." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122971/1/Gowrishankar_Mohan_Thesis.pdf.
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Older adults' Internet usage is increasing and at the same time, finding information in a large website is never easy. This study aimed to understand the impact of web familiarity and content knowledge on older adults' web searching behaviour in large information websites. Experimental observations with think-aloud protocol were used to gather and analyse data from 70 older adults. Results indicated quick and correct use of features by high web familiarity older adults. A Familiarity-based Web Design (FWD) framework is proposed as an outcome to help design websites that are friendly to lower web familiarity and content knowledge older adults.
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Hussain, Dostdar, and Muhammad Ismail. "Requirement Engineering : A comparision between Traditional requirement elicitation techniqes with user story." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-70174.
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Requirements are features or attributes which we discover at the initial stage of building a product. Requirements describe the system functionality that satisfies customer needs. An incomplete and inconsistent requirement of the project leads to exceeding cost or devastating the project. So there should be a process for obtaining sufficient, accurate and refining requirements such a process is known as requirement elicitation. Software requirement elicitation process is regarded as one of the most important parts of software development. During this stage it is decided precisely what should be built. There are many requirements elicitation techniques however selecting the appropriate technique according to the nature of the project is important for the successful development of the project. Traditional software development and agile approaches to requirements elicitation are suitable in their own context. With agile approaches a high-level, low formal form of requirement specification is produced and the team is fully prepared to respond unavoidable changes in these requirements. On the other hand in traditional approach project could be done more satisfactory with a plan driven well documented specification. Agile processes introduced their most broadly applicable technique with user stories to express the requirements of the project. A user story is a simple and short written description of desired functionality from the perspective of user or owner. User stories play an effective role on all time constrained projects and a good way to introducing a bit of agility to the projects. Personas can be used to fill the gap of user stories.
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Marais, Christel. "Lived realities of domestic workers within the South African labour legislative context : a qualitative study / Christel Marais." Thesis, North West University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/13232.
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Globally the domestic worker sector is characterised by a sense of “voicelessness”—an esoteric silence fuelled by a dire need to survive. South Africa is heralded as a global ambassador for the rights of these women. Significant sectoral reforms in recent years regulate the transactional element of this employment relationship through stipulated minimum wages and employment standards. The relational element of this engagement, however, remains underexplored. A decade of global scholarship detailing the hardships that characterise this sector has helped to uncover the plight of domestic workers. The study provided the participants with an opportunity to express their experiences and feelings, and the documented findings will hopefully stimulate more scholarly debate on this issue. It is hoped that the study will engender more sensitivity towards the needs of this vulnerable group of workers and promote positive employment relations within the South African labour market. The study describes the lived realities of domestic workers within the South African labour legislative context through five separate but interrelated journal articles. Article 1 provides a detailed “plan of action” that documents the initial considerations and rationale for the study. Guided by existing scholarly discourse, the research questions are highlighted and the proposed research design is presented. Issues related to trustworthiness are debated. This article constitutes the research proposal that was submitted during the initial phase of this research journey. Article 2 presents a transparent account of the methodological considerations that guided the co-construction of meaning within the South African domestic worker sector. Situated within the interpretivist paradigm, with phenomenology as theoretical underpinning, purposive respondent-driven self-sampling resulted in the recruitment of 20 female participants. All of them can be described as domestic workers in terms of Sectoral Determination 7. The pilot study indicated the value of using metaphors while exploring tentative topics. An interview guide facilitated the exploration of key concepts during our engagement. Rich, dense descriptive verbatim accounts of participants’ lived realities confirmed data saturation. In-depth interviews were transcribed and analysed through an inductive process of data reduction. Emanating themes confirmed that the South African domestic workers sector is far from being voiceless if we are only willing to listen. Making these voices heard constitutes a progressive step in future efforts to empower this neglected sector of the labour market. In article 3 a life-cycle approach is used to explore participants’ lived experiences of their work-life cycle. Each individual progresses through these various phases which are contextualised as a transitional process as a result of their unique circumstances and personal trajectory. Findings confirmed the existence of an institutionalised culture of engagement within the sector perpetuated from one generation to the next. Attempts to exit the sector are unsuccessful due in part to their limited formal education and skills repertoire. The article concludes with the notion that domestic workers are trapped within a never-ending cycle of sectoral engagement, and the possibility of exiting the sector remains “but a dream” for many. Article 4 focusses on the reciprocal interpersonal relatedness that often develops due to the prolonged engagement within the individualised sectoral employment context. Characterised by caring and connectedness, this mutually dignified treatment not only signals but also enhances human flourishing. Participants’ accounts of relational reciprocity are indicative of the enactment of cardinal Ubuntu principles within the employment context. The need for actions that surpass the “letter of the law” in order to enhance flourishing within the South African domestic worker sector is advocated. Article 5 explores the role that legislative awareness fulfils in the everyday lives of domestic workers. Findings indicated that empowerment was an unknown construct for all participants. The participants had little or no confidence in engaging their employers on employment issues; this was due in part to their limited legislative awareness. Domestic workers should thus take ownership of their own empowerment efforts. This will sanction
their right to assert their expectations of employment standards with confidence and make use of the judicial system to bring about compliant action. The article concluded with the notion that legislative awareness can result in empowered actions though informed employee voices.<br>PhD (Labour Relations Management), North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2014
Books on the topic "Interview protocol"
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Eichmann, Adolf. Das Eichmann-Protokoll: Tonbandaufzeichnungen der israelischen Verhöre : mit 48 faksimilierten Dokumenten. P. Zsolnay, 1991.
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Luber, Marilyn. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy scripted protocols and summary sheets: Treating trauma- and stressor-related conditions. Springer Publishing Company, LLC, 2015.
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Office, General Accounting. Homeland security: Communication protocols and risk communication principles can assist in refining the advisory system : report to congressional requesters. U.S. General Accounting Office, 2004.
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Appendix D: Protocol for telephone interview. Dept. of Health and Human Services?, 1992.
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ADI-R (Manual and Protocol): Autism diagnostic interview-revised. Western Psychological Services, 2008.
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Baidya, Arun. 5G ORAN LTE Adv - a Master Guide to Protocol Stack (Telecom) Testing Job - LTE Protocol Testing, 5G NR Testing Job Interview, Telecom Job Interview - Published In 2021. Independently Published, 2021.
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Survey Instrument, Productivity Charts, and Interview Protocol for Case Studies for TCRP Report 142. Transportation Research Board, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.17226/22934.
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Henderson, Hayden M., and Samantha J. Andrews. Assessing the Veracity of Children’s Forensic Interviews. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190612016.003.0006.
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This chapter discusses the various ways in which the veracity of children’s forensic interviews can be assessed, and the implications this diversity has for the courtroom. Beforehand, it summarizes the capabilities and vulnerabilities children bring to forensic settings, and then what constitutes veracity, the importance this concept has in legal settings, and how it is typically measured. Reality Monitoring (RM) and Criteria-Based Content Analysis (CBCA) are reviewed alongside experimental and field research designed to elucidate the ways in which interview “quality” can be improved. The usefulness of best practice guidelines, such as the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol, in assessing quality is considered. Difficulties for translating research into practice are discussed. The implications these factors have for the examination of children in court are then considered, and the experimental and field research is reviewed. The chapter ends by outlining directions for future research.
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Mauch, Detlef. Interview Mit Einem Toten: Das Siebente Protokoll. Independently Published, 2020.
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Claudia, Longhi. PSICODRAMA: desenvolvimento de papéis em equipe multidisciplinar de saúde. Brazil Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31012/978-65-87836-72-0.
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Psychodrama is a method of research and intervention in interpersonal relationships. Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate and train group relationships in a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Material & Methods: Participants: The study population included employees who work in a Basic Family Health (UBSF), which was randomly selected. This facility was located in a medium-sized city within the state of São Paulo. We used the following tools: Form of Profile Survey and Interview Guide associated to Socio-demographic Data, Relational Functioning, and the team’s Sociometric choices. The researchers designed other Instruments of Protocol. Procedure: The participants responded to the study instruments and subsequently they underwent the Role Playing Program. They were re-evaluated at the end of the Development and Training Roles Program and reassessed at the end of the program. Patients show good clinical evaluation free of complications in a 60-day follow-up. Conclusions: The results show changes and improvements in the personal lives of those involved in their performance at work, and in the creation of coping strategies due to the professional role. Our results also indicate the importance of continuous and permanent training to maintain the properly functioning of the team. The participants also need a greater time to achieve internal and subjective changes identified with the intervention. We achieved the proposed objectives, which were as follows: effectiveness of the sociopsychodramatic methodology in groups regarding training and role play and changes in interdisciplinary relationships. However, more research on a case by case basis is recommended in order to generalize the results.
Book chapters on the topic "Interview protocol"
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Hill, Clara E., and Sarah Knox. "Developing the interview protocol." In Essentials of consensual qualitative research. American Psychological Association, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000215-003.
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Kovačič, Irena. "Thinking-aloud Protocol — Interview — Text Analysis." In Tapping and Mapping the Processes of Translation and Interpreting. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/btl.37.10kov.
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Reilly, Timothy, Darcia Narvaez, Mark Graves, Keke Kaikhosroshvili, and Stefanie Israel de Souza. "Virtue Interview Methods: The Development and Use of the Virtue in Practices Interview Protocol." In Moral and Intellectual Virtues in Practices. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18969-2_2.
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La Rooy, David J., Deirdre Brown, and Michael E. Lamb. "Suggestibility and Witness Interviewing using the Cognitive Interview and NICHD Protocol." In Suggestibility in Legal Contexts. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118432907.ch10.
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Baugerud, Gunn Astrid, and Miriam Sinkerud Johnson. "The NICHD Protocol: Guide to Follow Recommended Investigative Interview Practices at the Barnahus?" In Collaborating Against Child Abuse. Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58388-4_6.
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Trinh, Nhi-Ha T., Trina Chang, and Albert Yeung. "The Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP): Improving the Acceptance of Mental Health Treatment Among Culturally Diverse Populations." In The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health. Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20174-6_2.
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Yeung, Albert, Nhi-Ha Trinh, and Trina Chang. "The Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP): Improving the Acceptance of Mental Health Treatment among Culturally Diverse Populations." In The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health. Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8918-4_9.
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"Interview Protocol." In Beer and Racism. Bristol University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.51952/9781529201765.bm002.
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"INTERVIEW PROTOCOL." In Living West as Feminists. Bison Books, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/jj.21126154.34.
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"Interview Protocol." In Beer and Racism. Bristol University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.56687/9781529201765-013.
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Braaten, Bailey, Amy Kramer, Eric Henderson, Rachel Kajfez, and Emily Dringenberg. "Accessing Complex Constructs: Refining an Interview Protocol." In 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/fie44824.2020.9274260.
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Clark, McKenzie, Devanshi Shah, Elisabeth Kames, and Beshoy Morkos. "Developing an Interview Protocol for an Engineering Capstone Design Course." In ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2019-98365.
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Abstract In a multifaceted course such as senior capstone design, it is integral to ensure students are receiving a value adding experience. In most universities across the United States, senior capstone design is a multiple semester sequence where design is heavily emphasized and students are encouraged to test their skills, both technical and nontechnical, by solving and implementing solutions to real industry problems. Given the nature of design courses, the takeaways are not things that can be measured solely through the use of a letter grade. Rather, an in-depth reflective interview must be performed to fully comprehend what students received from the course. In this study, an In-Depth Interview Protocol was developed to understand the effectiveness of engineering design courses and improve design education as a whole. This paper outlines the phases that contribute towards the development of an effective interview protocol for implementation in senior capstone design curriculum. The formulation and considerations are outlined with respect to design curriculum and student success. This protocol will be utilized to perform a Reflection Interview for each senior design project team at the end of the spring 2019 semester. The assignment is not graded and is inquisitive on the students’ perceptions of motivation during their time at Florida Tech. The qualitative data gathered will be eligible for further studies and analysis.
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Briggs, Robert O., Alanah J. Davis, and John D. Murphy. "An Interview Protocol for Discovering and Assessing Collaboration Engineering Opportunities." In 2008 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/hicss.2008.61.
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Florensa Ferrando, Ignasi, Iria Fraga Rivas, and Víctor Martínez Junza. "Mathematics education in engineering: a triple discontinuity?" In SEFI 50th Annual conference of The European Society for Engineering Education. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5821/conference-9788412322262.1144.
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This paper focuses on the study of discontinuities in the teaching of mathematics in engineering within the framework of the anthropological theory of didactics (ATD) and, in particular, attempts to characterize the internal discontinuity between the teaching of mathematics and the role of mathematical activity in engineering subjects through an interview campaign with mathematics and engineering teachers. The first step of this research was the work piloting the interview protocol [12]. We now try to improve this protocol to overcome the fact that, even when both engineering and mathematics teachers seem to talk about the same content (solving linear systems, for example), the activity they are addressing is very different. Splitting the interview into two separate parts has allowed us to have a first online questionnaire that gives an explicit introduction about the notions of praxeology, the type of tasks and the technique of ATD to the interviewer and allows him/her to internalize them before conducting the live interview. The first analysis of the results shows that the interviewees are able to describe the mathematical activity (existing and desired) in terms of types of tasks and techniques previously introduced and seems to indicate that there is an important level of consensus on the important contents to be taught in the first year courses. However, some differences appear in the applicationist conception and its justification. Mathematics teachers seem to agree on a conception in which mathematics is a tool to be applied in engineering courses while engineering teachers see mathematics as an intrinsic component of engineering.
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Mhlongo, Thobani, Lizette De Wet, and Silas Verkijika. "Determining the user experience and continuance use of a mobile application and an online portal." In 10th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004048.
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The increasing number of users with access to the internet, computers, and mobile devices propels most institutions to avail their services through online portals and mobile applications. However, there are instances where users underutilise or completely opt out of these platforms. This is a cause for concern since funds are invested in their development, with the anticipated return on investment. Against this backdrop, this study aimed to compare the user experience and continuance use of a mobile application and online portal for an organization in South Africa. This single case study followed an explanatory sequential design, where the initial phase consisted of data collection using a self-administered questionnaire. For the second phase, the data was collected using an interview protocol. The results established that the study participants had a positive experience with the online portal but not so much with the mobile application. The contributing factors to the online portal's positive user experience were its efficiency, attractiveness, perspicuity, dependability, novelty, and stimulation. The interview results corroborated the quantitative results, as participants indicated overall positive experiences with the online portal. In contrast, participants had negative experiences with the mobile application, citing its limited features and lack of user-friendliness, understandability, and learnability. Regarding continuance use, the quantitative and qualitative results suggested that participants were keen to use the online portal in the future. However, the quantitative results for the mobile application indicated no participant interest in using the mobile application again in future, despite the interview results indicating otherwise. Participants identified improvement in efficiency and visual appeal as conditions for their future re-use of the mobile application.
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Ulfah, Siti, Cicilya Candi, and Ede Surya Darmawan. "Risk Factors of Covid-19 Transmission between Hospital Employees." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.01.23.
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ABSTRACT Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in healthcare workers at hospital has caused concern because of the higher rates of infection from patients. The aimed of the study was to investigate the risk factors of covid-19 transmission between hospital employees. Subject and Method: This was a qualitative study conducted from August to September 2020. A total of 19 confirmed Covid-19 cases were selected for this study. The data were collected by in-depth interview analyzed descriptively. Results: From 19 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 15 of it were medical staff (78.95%) and the rest were non-medical staff (21.05%). The risk factors of transmission were direct contact with confirmed Covid-19 patient and neglected health protocol. Conclusion: The risk of Covid-19 transmission among hospital employees increases with a direct contact with patients and the neglection of health protocol. Keywords: Covid-19 transmission, hospital employees Correspondence: Siti Ulfah. Masters Program in Hospital Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. Email: sitiulfah111@gmail.com. Mobile: (021) 7864975. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.01.23
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Szaszkó, Rita. "Students’ reflections on online intercultural encounters during educational processes." In Agria Média 2023 és ICI-17 Információ- és Oktatástechnológiai konferencia. Eszterházy Károly Katolikus Egyetem Líceum Kiadó, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.17048/am.2023.71.
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At present, students can experience a wide range of intercultural encounters by exploiting various online opportunities. In higher education, different educational contexts also lend themselves to developing intercultural competencies via virtual intercultural contacts involving teachers and students. There is research evidence that intercultural competence development can enhance the participants' educational processes if implemented with appropriate methodological tools in an adequate framework (Pegrum, 2008). Consequently, it is regarded as a relevant aim to gain insights into the potential of online intercultural encounters on various online platforms in university contexts. The goal of the present qualitative interview study was to explore students’ experiences with various manifestations of virtual intercultural encounters within the framework of their higher education studies in and out of class. Qualitative data was gathered via a semi-structured interview protocol, and the investigation was conducted with 15 university students who were specializing in teacher training. The results of the content analysis revealed that the participants experienced a positive inner drive and favorable attitudes towards various forms of online intercultural encounters involving both interpersonal (e.g., online live face-to-face communication) and non-inter-personal ones (e.g., watching films in the target language). Furthermore, it was found that using the camera during interpersonal encounters is a controversial issue for the participants.
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Mahmoud, Doaa Elsayed, Shorouq Homs, Waad Elamin, Iman Qubaiah, Monica Zolezzi, and Athar Elhakim. "Content Validation of an Algorithm for the Assessment, Management and Monitoring of Drug-Induced QTc Prolongation in the Psychiatric Population." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2021.0129.
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Background: QTc interval prolongation leads to serious complications, making it a concern for clinicians. Assessing the risk of QTc interval prolongation in the psychiatric population is important, as they are exposed to medications known to increase the risk of life-threatening arrhythmias. Aim: To validate the content of an algorithm for the assessment, management and monitoring of drug-induced QTc prolongation in the psychiatric population. Methodology: Qualitative semi-structured interviews of cardiology experts were used to gather information on their approach in assessing the risk of drug-induced QTc prolongation at the time of prescribing. After the interview, an orientation to the algorithm was provided, followed by a self-administered survey which included quantitative (4-point Likert scale to rate their opinion on each decision step) and qualitative components to assess the algorithm’s content validity. Results: Four themes emerged from the cardiologists’ interviews, which pointed towards a lack of a unified protocol or a systematic approach when assessing QTc interval prolongation. Quantitative results showed average mean scores ranging from 3.08 to 3.67, 3.08 to 3.58, and 3.17 to 3.75, for the appropriateness; the safety; and the reliability of the references, respectively, of each decision step in the algorithm. Qualitative analysis of the open-ended questions showed that cardiologists supported implementing the algorithm, with slight modifications to make it simpler and less time consuming. Conclusion: Qualitative and quantitative results point towards positive indices for the algorithm’s content validity. Further validation studies with other potential users of the algorithm (such as mental health practitioners) are needed.
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Dinar, Mahmoud, Jami Shah, Glen Hunt, Ellen Campana, and Pat Langley. "Towards a Formal Representation Model of Problem Formulation in Design." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-48396.
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Studies on design, show that problem formulation plays a major role in creative design. We plan to construct an interactive computer system that aids problem formulation. In the current stage, to improve our understanding of problem formulation, we have conducted exploratory protocol studies of novice designers and collected data from an expert designer in the form of a depositional interview. A formal representation of the design problem is needed to improve our empirical investigation. We propose a preliminary framework for such a model and we call it a problem map. It provides a basis for comparing how different designers perceive a problem. Our study is based on the design of a model aircraft for the AIAA student design competition. This preliminary analysis shows the evolution of the problem and the solution spaces in the elaboration of the problem maps through time. The problem maps also show a richer representation of attended attributes and relations for the expert and more attributes left in vacuum for the novices.
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Kaur, Amrita, Xiaojun GU, Youyou Ma, and Siyu Liu. "Stage-Specific Trajectories of Parental Educational Anxiety: Insights from a Qualitative Study [Abstract]." In InSITE 2025: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Hiroshima. Informing Science Institute, 2025. https://doi.org/10.28945/5570.
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Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the key factors contributing to parental anxiety across different child educational stages, from kindergarten to university, within the Chinese cultural context. It aims to understand how these factors evolve and shift over time and their relative importance at each stage. Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that anxiety is contagious, with a particularly notable impact between parents and children. In China, parental anxiety has significantly troubled the mental health of both parents and children, which is triggered by diverse social and cultural pressures. However, existing research predominantly focuses on the parental anxiety of parents of children at specific educational stages, indicating that there is a lack of study that explores the trajectory of parental educational anxiety, examining how it evolves across different stages of a child’s academic journey. By highlighting stage-specific fluctuations in parental anxiety and the socio-cultural pressures shaping these patterns, this research provides a fresh lens to understand parental educational anxiety. Methodology: The study employed purposive sampling to recruit 25 parents representing diverse occupational and educational backgrounds, with 5 parents selected from each educational stage: kindergarten, primary school, middle school, high school, and university. Snowball sampling was utilized to identify and approach potential participants.A standardized interview protocol was developed to ensure systematic and consistent data collection across different parenting stages. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents to explore their sources of anxiety related to their children’s educational stages. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic coding, allowing the researchers to identify key anxiety-inducing factors and uncover trends, patterns, and differences across the stages. Contribution: This research contributes to understanding how cultural and societal variables mediate family characteristics and psychological well-being, highlighting the indirect effects of parental assumptions and anxiousness on youngsters' growth. Findings: Preliminary results indicate significant variation in the factors contributing to parental anxiety at different educational stages. In the early stages, concerns center on socialization, developmental milestones, and readiness. In later stages, anxiety shifts towards academic performance, peer comparison, and career prospects, reflecting evolving priorities as children progress through their educational journey. Recommendations for Practitioners: Educational and psychological professionals should design tailored intervention programs for parents, addressing stage-specific concerns. Workshops and counseling sessions about systematic knowledge popularization can help parents manage their anxieties effectively. Recommendations for Researchers: Future research should extend the sample size to include a wider range of demographics, such as rural versus urban parents, and explore longitudinal trends to understand better how parental anxiety evolves. Impact on Society: By understanding the progression of parental anxiety, this study can inform policies and programs aimed at reducing societal pressures on parents, ultimately improving their psychological well-being and supporting their children’s education. Further Research: Longitudinal studies are recommended to explore intra-family changes in parental anxiety across multiple educational transitions.
Reports on the topic "Interview protocol"
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Nykaza, Edward T., Kathleen Hodgdon, Trent Gaugler, Peg Krecker, and George Luz. Personal Interview Protocol Report. Defense Technical Information Center, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada544876.
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Ho, Joanne, Jennifer Tung, Alice Watt, et al. The Best Possible Medication History Interview Guide: a Scoping Review Protocol. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2024.11.0033.
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Kantor, John. The Development of an Experimental Structured Interview Protocol for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program Selection. Defense Technical Information Center, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada239663.
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Khoo, Catheryn. Conducting Research Interviews: What You Weren’t Taught. Instats Inc., 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.61700/1jot3jqhymppy469.
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TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED 40% OFF! In this hands-on advanced qualitative interviewing workshop, you will gain the knowledge and skills required to design and conduct high quality qualitative research that can inform evidence-informed decisions. This is a 6 sessions immersive workshop. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the data you have collected and will collect, revise the way you frame your questions, and redesign your interview protocol based on the exercises and other activities presented during the seminar. An official Instats certificate of completion is provided at the conclusion of the seminar. For European PhD students, the seminar offers 2 ECTS Equivalent points.
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Lazdane, Gunta, Dace Rezeberga, Ieva Briedite, et al. Sexual and reproductive health in the time of COVID-19 in Latvia, qualitative research interviews and focus group discussions, 2020 (in Latvian). Rīga Stradiņš University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.25143/fk2/lxku5a.
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Qualitative research is focused on the influence of COVID-19 pandemic and restriction measures on sexual and reproductive health in Latvia. Results of the anonymous online survey (I-SHARE) of 1173 people living in Latvia age 18 and over were used as a background in finalization the interview and the focus group discussion protocols ensuring better understanding of the influencing factors. Protocols included 9 parts (0.Introduction. 1. COVID-19 general influence, 2. SRH, 3. Communication with health professionals, 4.Access to SRH services, 5.Communication with population incl. three target groups 5.1. Pregnant women, 5.2. People with suspected STIs, 5.3.Women, who require abortion, 6. HIV/COVID-19, 7. External support, 8. Conclusions and recommendations. Data include audiorecords in Latvian of: 1) 11 semi-structures interviews with policy makers including representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in sexual and reproductive health, information and health service provision. 2) 12 focus group discussions with pregnant women (1), women in postpartum period (3) and their partners (3), people living with HIV (1), health care providers involved in maternal health care and emergency health care for women (4) (2021-02-18) Subject: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Keywords: Sexual and reproductive health, COVID-19, access to services, Latvia
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Hendrick, Stephen, and Martin Mckeay. Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges in Open Source Software. The Linux Foundation, 2022. https://doi.org/10.70828/jxey9389.
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While open source software is ubiquitous and generally regarded as being secure, software development practices vary widely across projects regarding application development practices, protocols to respond to defects, or lack of standardized selection criteria to determine which software components are more likely to be secure. Consequently, software supply chains are vulnerable to attack, with implications and challenges for open source project communities. To help improve the state of software supply chain security, new research was conducted in partnership with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), Snyk, the Eclipse Foundation, CNCF, and CI/CD Foundation as a means to help focus efforts in programming, incentives, and other resourcing to support the creation of more secure software. In April of 2022, LF Research and its partners fielded a survey comprising 539 open source software maintainers and core contributors and qualitative interviews from a subset of those individuals. This report identifies the most acute software security development gaps and challenges, including at the organizational level, where policies requiring security protocols are in short supply, and dependencies are not effectively managed.
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Rahman, Habibur, and Wahid bin Ahsan. Fraud Mitigation, Usability Challenges, and Financial Literacy in Mobile Financial Services for Rural Bangladesh. Userhub, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.58947/journal.wpgr45.
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This study examines barriers to mobile financial services (MFS) adoption in rural Bangladesh, focusing on usability challenges, reliance on intermediaries, fraud risks, and insufficient financial literacy. Through qualitative interviews with 18 MFS users, agents, and fintech experts, the findings reveal how low digital and financial literacy, alongside inadequate security protocols, exacerbate users’ dependency on intermediaries, increasing their fraud exposure. The study highlights the urgent need for financial literacy programs, user-centered design improvements, and robust fraud prevention strategies to build trust and accelerate MFS adoption. These findings contribute to global research on financial inclusion, providing actionable recommendations for improving MFS usability and security in underserved areas.
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Kodjebacheva, Gergana, Taylor Culinski, Bushra Kawser, and Katelynn Coffer. Satisfaction with telehealth among children, adolescents, caregivers, and medical providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic literature review. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.9.0067.
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Review question / Objective: What is the satisfaction regarding the use of telehealth among pediatric patients, their caregivers, and their medical providers, during the COVID-19 pandemic? PI(E)COS structure: Outcome: Satisfaction (i.e. experiences, perceptions, attitudes); Participants: pediatric patients, their caregivers, and their medical providers; Intervention: Telehealth; Comparison group: A group not receiving telehealth or no comparison group. Study designs to be includedd: Inclusion: All designs are included specifically RCTs, quasi-experimental studies with control group or with no control group, and qualitative studies. Not only interventions are included. Observational studies involving surveys and interviews discussing experiences with telehealth are included. Exclusion: Review protocols, studies that present no qualitative or quantitative data on experiences with telehealth.
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Chea, Phal, Seyhakunthy Hun, and Sopheak Song. Permeability in Cambodian Post-secondary Education and Training: A Growing Convergence. Cambodia Development Resource Institute, 2021. https://doi.org/10.64202/wp.130.202109.
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The distinction between vocational training and academic education can be traced back to different institutional structures in medieval Europe. However, owing to an increasing need for higher-level skills to respond to market demand, countries have resolved to establish flexible pathways for students on both tracks or systems to move or transfer across to each other. Permeability in education and training refers to the possibility for learners to transfer between different types of education and between different levels of qualifications. In its recommendations, UNESCO highlights the important role of TVET in providing options for lifelong learning that can take place at secondary, post-secondary and tertiary levels and includes work-based learning and continuing training and professional development which may lead to qualifications. Permeability helps to increase the attractiveness of TVET by eliminating the concept that this is a dead-end track. It also contributes to social inclusion and mobility by providing opportunities for disadvantaged groups to pursue higher education. In theory, Cambodian students can move between the two systems in Cambodia through the recognition of prior learning, as both TVET institutes and universities have adopted the credit system. Nevertheless, little is known about student mobility in Cambodia between these two systems. This study intends to explore the permeability pathways between post-secondary TVET and academic higher education and identify challenges hindering student transfer between the two tracks. Employing the thematic analysis approach, this study follows the six-step process of thematic analysis developed by Braun and Clarke (2006), and the hybrid process of Swain (2018) in combining both inductive and deductive approaches in coding the transcribed interviews and generating the themes and sub-themes. Two main sources of data – primary data obtained through key informants at universities and technical training providers, and secondary data from policy documents – were used for the analysis in this study. Semi-structured interviews with the informants were guided by an interview protocol and conducted in Khmer between early February 2020 and late April 2020. In total, representatives from 15 selected training institutions and universities participated in face-to-face and online interviews. The secondary data was gleaned from policy documents such as the Cambodia Qualifications Framework, the Royal Decree on the accreditation of higher education, the Prakas on internal regulation of student admission from MoEYS, along with the ministry’s guideline No 09, and the ACC's decision on credit systems and credit transfer implementation for higher education. To begin with, the study examined the pathway into post-secondary TVET and academic higher education in Cambodia. There is little difference in qualification requirements to enter post-secondary TVET and higher education, although students from low-income households and those who are academically low performing, are more likely to enter the TVET track. Attracting talented students to the two-year higher diploma programs has been a challenge for some public TVET providers. There are several pathways that enable students to move between post-secondary TVET and academic higher education in Cambodia, but the most common permeability pathway is through the higher levels of TVET qualifications. After the introduction of the Cambodia Qualifications Framework (CQF), more and more public technical training institutes have started offering bachelor’s degree programs, allowing students to smoothly progress to higher-level training and education after graduating from the two-year higher diploma programs. Credit transfer between the two tracks is another pathway, yet it is a route much less travelled. Both sub-sectors have adopted the credit system, and the transfer system has been in place for many years. Nevertheless, the cross-system transfer is still less commonly practised due to its complexity and the absence of consensus on the recognition of prior qualifications. The study has identified several challenges that have hindered student mobility between the two sub-sectors. First, universities and institutes under MoEYS and the MLVT evaluate a student’s prior learning based on different guidelines, which results in conflicting practices. The differences in orientation and quality assurance mechanisms are another barrier to permeability for students who wish to move between the sub-sectors. With limited inter-ministerial coordination and effective communication, these challenges remain unaddressed. The study found that the two tracks have, in many aspects, grown alike and in some ways in competition with each other as both strive to meet the demand of the labour market and the students themselves. Each starts to take roles supposedly performed by the other: academisation of TVET and vocationalisation of academic higher education. More and more technical training institutes offer higher-level qualifications and courses similar to those within academic higher education. Meanwhile, some universities have introduced professional tracks and incorporated internships into their programs. Based on the findings, the study presents three policy implications: i). Jointly establish a common guideline on how to recognise and evaluate prior learning and credit transfer to facilitate the horizontal permeability between the two tracks; ii) Rather than drifting far away from their original mission and orientation, both TVET institutes and academic universities should enhance the quality of their programs based on their strengths and uniqueness; and iii). To make TVET more attractive and to eliminate the perception that TVET is second-class education, the government needs to continue to incentivise students to choose this track, improve TVET quality, and at the same time put more effort into winning financial and technical support from the private sector in respect of curriculum design and joint collaboration in research and development and the provision of apprenticeship opportunities.
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Yeika, Eugene, Erica L. Kocher, and Carrie Ngongo. Integrating Noncommunicable Diseases into Antenatal Care in Cameroon: A Triangulated Qualitative Analysis. RTI Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2024.rr.0051.2401.
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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have important implications for pregnancy outcomes and the subsequent health of women and their children. The aim of this study is to determine the status of NCD and maternal health program integration, identify barriers to integration, and explore what would be required to deepen integration of NCD care into antenatal care in Cameroon. We used two methods of data collection and synthesis: a desk review of policy documents and protocols and a series of key informant interviews with health system experts and managers working in public, private, and faith-based health facilities at central, regional, and district levels. Although screening for blood glucose and blood pressure occurs during antenatal care, post-diagnosis management is not well-integrated and often requires referral to specialists in higher-level health facilities. Key barriers to integration include lack of guidelines for the management of NCDs, financial constraints for facilities and patients, and shortages of health workers, medications, and supplies for laboratory investigations. Further integration of services for NCDs during pregnancy will require national guidelines backed up by system-wide strengthening of health information systems, insurance coverage, supply chain management, and human resource capacity, particularly in remote areas.