GK-12 Faculty Interview Protocol

Interview Protocols to be used during Telephone Interviews

Topics of interviews to be determined after analysis of survey data. Questions present here are comprehensive list of possible topics.

Faculty Member Interview Protocol:

How did you become involved in GK-12? (Were you involved in conceptualizing / developing the GK-12 project?)

How are you involved now?

What have been the challenges in making this GK-12 project work?

What were the rewards in maintaining and facilitating this GK-12 project?

What practices and strategies would you recommend to other institutions interested in developing a GK-12 project?

What are the benefits of GK-12 for your department/ for department(s)?

What are the benefits to your IHE?

What are the benefits for the partnering organization (K-12 school(s) or other organizations)?

How is GK-12 perceived in your department? In your IHE?

Has GK-12 resulted in any changes in your department? In your IHE? Please describe.

If faculty member advised a GK-12 Fellow:

Please describe your sense of the benefits and detriments of the GK-12 Fellowship for graduate students.

How did your GK-12 Fellow(s) balance making progress on her/his research and coursework with her/his GK-12 Fellowship responsibilities?

What types of interactions did you have with your Fellow regarding GK-12 while they were in GK-12?

Did you talk with your Fellow about GK-12 while they were in GK-12?

Did you visit your GK-12 Fellow’s school (or other organization)?

Did you interact with your Fellow’s teacher or K-12 students?

Any other GK-12 related activities you participated in?

As a result of his/her GK-12 participation, did you notice any changes in your Fellows’:

Teaching skills?

Communication skills?

Teamwork skills?

Other skills?

Career interests?

Do you see any differences in GK-12 Fellows and other graduate students? Please describe.

Would you recommend the GK-12 Fellowship for other graduate students? Why or why not?

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