There are three steps for this interview assignment – acting as both researcher

There are three steps for this interview assignment – acting as both researcher AND subject/participant.
1: Question development: As the researcher, you will need to prepare and submit two groups of questions:
1) Your overarching research question(s). You must explain how your RQ is connected to the assigned
readings by referencing the assigned readings.
2) Four-to-eight open-ended questions you would like to ask the student-participants during your
interview with them. [Remember: The RQ & interview questions are not the same, but may be similar.]
*I will return your questions with my feedback before you use them in your interviews.
2: Interview data collection activity: In pairs, students will adopt two roles (twice):
1) The role of the researcher (when you are asking another student your questions), &
2) The role of research participant/subject (when answering the questions of the other student-
researcher).
3: Short research paper: Turn in a three-page research paper on your findings – by email and through
Canvas/Assignments. It should be double-spaced, 12pt font, Times New Roman with one-inch margins
and page numbers. In your paper:
o Offer a title – specific to your paper [The title is not ‘interview assignment.’]
o Offer a mini-abstract (what was your case, research question, method of data collection, and
findings) [which does not go toward page length]
o Present your research question(s) (RQs) [Revise according to my feedback.]
o Explain how your RQ is connected to at least two of the assigned readings [Reference the
reading(s).] This short section is a mini-literature review. Explain or summarize keys points in
some of the readings that are most relevant to your study and explain the connection between the
assigned readings and your study.
o Explain in detail how you collected your data (what was your method)
 Make sure to reference the style of data collection from the readings.
 See the weekly outline for the readings that used the same data collection style.
o Present your findings. What were their answers to your questions? *And how were their answers
similar or dissimilar to the readings or what you would have expected from the sociological
literature? Eventually, we will try to identify patterns together as a class and link those findings
to the concepts presented in the assigned readings.
*This paper is considered a step toward and a working draft of your final paper. Use my feedback to improve
your final paper.
I have made the research question and conducted the interviews they will be attached below***