Interview questions
Ethics-compliant interviews with previous OLT grant applicants were semi-structured and took between 20-30mins each. The data were analysed using NVIVO 10. Fifteen significant themes were identified in the interview data and together they paint a rich picture of the grant application and development process. Each theme is presented as a discrete chapter in this MOODLE book resource (see Table of Contents to the left). The data and themes demonstrate that the applicants, as key instigators and authors of their grant applications, engaged with a broad range of considerations and activities that culminated in the completed grant application. Their comments and experiences will be very valuable and instructive to prospective applicants as well as staff who support applicants to develop applications.
The fundamental questions asked of interviewees during the recorded, semi-structured sessions were:
- Briefly describe your experiences in developing your grant application(s), for example, sort(s) of application(s), success or lack thereof, and recollections of the application development process.
- What was the nature of support that was most helpful to you during the development of your grant application?
- List areas you believe your institution could introduce or develop further to better support the development of grant applications.
- What advice would you give people who are developing their own applications for OLT grants? Is there any particular resource, process or activity you would especially recommend to them?