Hello dear professors
I intend to do a doctoral dissertation with the title "Identification and Validation of Inspirational Coordinates of Teachers Based on Global and Local Perspectives" and the following main goal.
I will use the qualitative interview method to collect information at the local level (Iran).
The interview questions are as follows, please; Are these questions appropriate or not? What is your suggestion for the quality of these questions?
The main goal: to identify and validate the inspirational coordinates of Iranian teachers based on global and local perspectives
Inspirational Teacher Coordinate Interview Questions
1-Is it possible,
In short, a memory about the teacher or teachers who inspired you during your years of education in the formal education system by providing detailed information about a subject; express
2- What characteristics did the teacher or teachers who encouraged you in your academic life and were memorable, unique and have a special and lasting place in your mind?
3- What were the characteristics of the effective and attractive teachers who laid the groundwork for your academic success and the development of life skills for you?
4- How did this teacher or teachers affect your life and how did they change your life?
Hasan Zolfaghari it seems you have an interesting project to research. However, your questions might unintentionally influence the way the interviewee answers by restricting them to only consider the criteria suggested by you. In other words, the interviewee may attempt to fit their answer into your assumptions. These are commonly known as ‘leading’ questions.
You can asking ‘cleaner’ (less leading) questions by removing many of the presupposed concepts. Here are some suggestions to give you an idea of the kind of questions I am referring to:
1. Is there a teacher who inspired you? If so, when did that happen?
2. What was it about that teacher that inspired you?
3. How has that teacher affected the development of your career?
4. How has that teacher affected your life?
5. Is there another teacher who inspired you?
(repeat questions 2-4)
For more on designing clean questions see:
Cairns-Lee, H., Lawley, J. & Tosey P. (2021). Enhancing Researcher Reflexivity About the Influence of Leading Questions in Interviews. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 58(1):164-188. doi/10.1177/00218863211037446
These may powerfully influence your own perspectives, thus they should be an important component of your research, especially useful in considering validity issues.
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