We have 4 senior interviewers who will be conducting the interviews given their particular focus and expertise. To support the fidelity of implementation, we have outlined guidance to be used in each interview session.
Introduce the interviewer(s).
Explain the purpose of the study and topics to be covered in the interview. Interviewers will read the following statement to interview respondents at the beginning of each interview:
We are conducting this interview as part of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Data Governance Consulting & Support project focused on assessing technical assistance supporting states, localities, and Tribes’ data integration for statistical and research purposes. This study is being carried out under a contract for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by SRI International (SRI), an independent, nonprofit research institute, and AnLar, a technical assistance and research organization. The study is not intended to examine the outcomes of your [state, locality, Tribe] nor will findings be attributed to you.
We are conducting interviews to learn about what supports states, localities, and Tribes are seeking to enhance their ability to integrate data for statistical and research purposes. With this goal we are interested in talking to you about what supports you believe would be useful and what supports you are currently receiving. This information will be used to identify ways to better support your data integration efforts across federal program offices. Upon completion of the study, findings will be available for the general public.
Explain the provisions for protecting respondent’s privacy. Interviewers will read the following statement to interview respondents at the beginning of each interview:
As part of the study, the study team will share its findings with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, the results of the interviews will be summarized across all the TA recipients participating in interviews. Individuals will not be identified by name in any form of analysis or report, and data will be reported in a manner that does not reveal your identity. In addition, when we need to use quotes to help illustrate the findings, we will use them anonymously. Except for what is already public, the study team will store all data collected for the study in secure environments and will protect the confidentiality of the information you provide. Finally, your participation in this interview is voluntary and you may decline to respond at any time.
Advise the respondent that the interview will last approximately 45–60 minutes.
Explain that a member of the study team may follow-up by phone to clarify responses to interview questions.
Invite questions from the respondent.
Ask permission to audio record the interview using the following statement:
We would like to record this conversation to ensure that we accurately capture your comments. If you agree, we would retain the recording only until we can validate the notes, at which point the voice recording would be destroyed. The transcripts will be destroyed at the end of the study. If at any point you would like to say something off the record, I will stop the recording. Do you agree to allow us to record the interview?
Confirm respondent’s current role within the program/organization.
After the interview, please write an analytic memo in OneNote to capture key themes and quotes you heard during the interview.
Notes:
(1) Before conducting interviews, interviewers will review relevant
data collected as part of the environmental scan (e.g., description
of the TA center, resources and documents the TA center has created
to support data linkage and integration for research purposes,
relevant case studies). (2) Interviewers will be directed to seek
clarification of any response they judge to be vague or incomplete.
The primary strategy for seeking clarification will be to ask
respondents to provide specific examples to illustrate their
responses. A second strategy will be to ask respondents to “say
more” or to “expand on” or “explain the
meaning of” a particular comment.
Structured Questions |
Follow-up Prompts |
Background (appx. 5 mins.) |
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Uses and needs of integrated data systems to support research (appx. 10–15 mins.) |
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Resources and supports (appx. 15–20 mins.) |
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Coordination, collaboration, and cooperation with other TA Groups (appx. 10 mins.) |
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Wrap Up (appx. 5 mins.) |
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Author | Baron RODRIGUEZ |
File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
File Created | 2021-08-16 |