Before launching our interviews, our SPARC team convened for a two-session training on interviewing skills. We brought in three guest speakers for the training to share their unique knowledge and support team learning: Iohann Vega, Director of Media Engagement at Holyoke Media, Jo Glading-DiLorenzo, journalist and former director of Project Coach, and Nancy Zigler, Assistant […]
Team Session Log – Feb 9, 2021 (Session 4)
We tackled two major elements in this session: We explored a theoretical framework to help us make sense of what we might hear in our interviews, and We collaborated on a shared google doc of our interview questions and did another major revision of our interview protocol. The theoretical framework that we explored is from […]
Team Session Log – Feb 2, 2021 (Session 3)
This session explored the basics of asking interview questions, and gave our team a chance to brainstorm questions and test them out on a group of sample interviewees. We first discussed three main tips to asking good questions: Ask open-ended questions rather than questions that get only a one-word answer Ask follow-up questions that help […]
Team Session Log – Jan 26, 2021 (Session 2)
This session officially kicked off our 2021 research team meetings. A few of the people who attended the first session did not return, and a few new people joined us who expressed commitment to the project. We started the session by asking people to share in w digital word cloud: what words come to mind […]
Team Session Log – Jan 19, 2021 (Session 1)
This first session of the Project SPARC 2021 Research Team introduced youth and young adults interested in joining the SPARC community research team to the topic we’re studying and the background of the project. A total of 12 youth and young adults recruited through our partners in Project Coach and New North Citizens’ Council attended […]