What considerations should an interviewer keep in mind to create a question order for the interview?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

First, the interviewer must consider the central aims of the study and several characteristics of the interviewee: background, education, age, etc. If the central focus of the interview is a sensitive topic, the interviewer should get right to the point quickly to avoid making the interviewee feel deceived or ambushed. For all other interviews, the interviewer should start with a few easy, nonthreatening demographic questions. The interviewer can then move to more important questions, sticking to a common concept or topic while still establishing rapport and comfort. Then the researcher should move to ask sensitive questions. After sensitive questions, the interviewer should ask validating questions that restate the important sensitive questions, worded differently than previously asked to establish reliability. Finally, the interviewer should use a transitional statement to move to the next important topic or conceptual area that may include more sensitive questions. This process should be repeated until all major topics are addressed. The interviewer should end the interview by returning to key concepts that were bypassed or skimmed through the first time they came up.