Key Informant Interviews
Key Informant Interview Guidance Document
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
A two-page guidance document from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, highlighting what key informant interviews are; methodology; and advantages and disadvantages for conducting interviews.
Getting the Lay of the Land on Health: A guide for Using Interviews to Gather Information
The Access Project
The Access Project is a national initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This guide was written for The Access Project by Susan T. Sherry, a consultant on health policy and community organizing, and Aimee Marlow, a graduate student in Sociology at Boston College. The guide goes into detail about key informant interviews.
Key Informant Interviews
New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services
This guide on key informant interviews was developed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. The guide provides basic, easy-to-understand tips on conducting interviews, with a particularly helpful section that discusses confidentiality.
The Use of Qualitiative Interviews in Evaluation
The University of Arizona
A general introduction to individual interviews (in person or telephone) for first time interviewers through Arizona State University. Good descriptions of the different types of qualitative interviews, as well as ethical issues in qualitative interviewing.
Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research
Valenzuela, D. & Shrivastava, P.
A succinct description of the types of interviewing methods, advantages and disadvantages, and designing interviews for evaluation.
Interview Guide
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
The Interview Guide was developed by ICADV to assist programs with their community needs assessments, specifically looking at key risk factors of sexual violence. The Interview Guide can be adapted, removing questions or adding in new questions, to meet the needs of the program.