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Interview guide

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounCommon term

In academic english & research, interview guide means: A prepared list of interview topics and questions used to keep data collection focused and reasonably consistent across participants.

In Turkish: görüşme rehberi

How it is used

Common in qualitative research. It may include main questions, follow-up prompts, and notes on order, wording, or sensitive topics.

Example sentences

  1. Before fieldwork began, the team piloted the interview guide with two volunteers and removed a question that confused respondents.

    Here, interview guide means the draft set of planned interview questions that researchers test and revise before collecting the main data.

  2. The interviewer followed the guide closely during the first session but added extra prompts when the participant raised an unexpected issue.

    In this example, the term refers to a flexible structure: it organizes the interview without preventing useful follow-up questions.

Common collocations

  • semi-structured interview guide
  • develop an interview guide
  • pilot the interview guide
  • researchCareful, systematic study of a subject in order to discover new facts, test ideas or reach new conclusions.
  • methodologyThe overall approach and reasoning behind how a study is done, including the choice of design, methods, data and analysis, and the reasons for those choices.

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