Field Work - interview day

Interviewing gardeners and collecting data

1. If cameras or tape recorders will be used, distribute these.
2. Designate a youth or the adult leader to welcome the gardeners as they arrive.
3. Ask gardeners to sign the permission form and gardener sign-in form. Gardeners name tags are also helpful.
4. Match each interviewing pair with a gardener. Prompt the interviewers to introduce themselves using the first page in the notebooks to get started. If recording ask remember to ask permission and make sure the recorder is close enough to the gardener to capture the conversation.
5. Prompt the photographer(s) to begin capturing the youth and gardeners interactions. Be sure to respect youth and gardeners who have not given permission for their pictures to be used.
6. Encourage the youth to begin asking questions. Youth should take note of which questions require responses and which are optional.
7. At the conclusion of each interview, make sure youth fill out the gardener card and give it to the gardener to take home.
8. And thank the gardener before leaving.

Immediately following the interviews

1. Review the completed data forms. Make sure the information is complete, legible and all questions are answered.
2. Recap the interview with youth. Ask: