Description

This Master Prompt focuses on transforming research objectives, research questions, theoretical or conceptual domains and evidence requirements into a coherent, participant-centered, ethically appropriate and analytically useful interview guide. It treats interview-guide development as a methodological design process rather than simply producing a list of questions. Researchers are guided through defining interview domains, establishing traceability between research questions and interview questions, constructing accessible open-ended lead questions, developing purposeful follow-up questions and probes, sequencing topics, designing opening and closing sections, adapting questions for participant characteristics and interview modes, and ensuring that the guide generates evidence capable of supporting the intended analytical strategy.