Infographic: Qualitative Interviewing for Reentry Program Evaluation
Infographic
Topics:
Evaluation and Sustainability
Program Quality and Performance Measurement
Reentry population:
Both Adults and Youth/Young Adults
Date:
Infographic: Qualitative Interviewing for Reentry Program Evaluation
Collecting qualitative data through interviews or focus groups can help reentry program evaluators gain insight into staff and participant experiences in, perceptions of, and feelings about the programs with which they are involved. Interviewers and focus group moderators should avoid these common pitfalls:
- Making assumptions
- Anticipating
- Asking leading questions
- Not following up
- Talking too much
- Judging answers
- Rushing through questions
- Paraphrasing
- Not being flexible
This infographic from the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance RTI International and the Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation) lists common pitfalls to avoid to ensure that you collect rich, valid, and interpretable data, and it provides sample questions to use when probing for more details about participants’ responses.
