Discovering More about Homelessness via Interview Process

I think one of the most difficult decision in the interview process is making sure you pick the right person to interview as it relates to your chosen project. In this, you have to make sure the person of whom you decide to interview is not some random participant but someone who has an in-depth knowledge or experience to enlighten your understanding of the topic. In addition, I think another decision that one must render a lot of thought to the type of questions that need to be ask of the participant in the interview process. It is the questions that will determine the flow of the interview. The interviewer has to ensure that he or she are asking questions that are relevant to issue being investigated, Not only this, but ensure the interviews questions are not as means as to make the participant feel uncomfortable but open to share.

In interviewing my participants as it related to homelessness, I really connected to the teacher’s experience that she had with her student, being that I previously also had a child that was homeless in my class; however our experiences were totally different in that my student never allowed her situation to define her. She was diligent in her studies, smiled all the time, and brought joy into our family. Her mother was supportive of her learning, and attempted to attend meetings as well as after-school events, however sometimes couldn’t due to transportation issue.

In closing my research of the issue of homelessness is actually unfolding according to plan. I am able to find peer-reviewed articles that are informative and thought-provoking. Also in the interviewee that I have had the pleasure to interview aligned with the research I have read.

Joy Overflowing,

April