Interview a Senior Citizen
Identify a senior citizen and schedule an hour to talk with him or her face to face. Be sure to tell the person that you are completing the interview as part of a class assignment and that the content of the interview is completely confidential (no names will be used). Conduct an informal interview, focusing on the participant’s developmental history.
Consider the following:
Family history and background
School environment and educational experience
Employment and volunteer work
Social relationships
Partnerships and parenthood
Significant life events
Significant life transitions
Memorable experiences
In addition to interview data, you may also obtain information from significant others, behavioral observations during the interview, and records (e.g. school reports, family albums, diaries, etc).
Part I: Document the questions you asked and the participant’s responses. This is your interview ‘transcript’ that will be turned in along with your reflective paper.
Part II: Write about 1,050 words reflecting on the interview. In your paper, include information on the following:
What were the most notable aspects of the interview? What topics did your interviewee respond strongly to and why?
What were the most surprising aspects of the interview? Did any of the interviewee’s responses surprise you? Explain.
What stood out as being most important in his/her life? Describe the interviewee’s most significant or meaningful life events.
What life transitions did your interviewee discuss? Did he/she disclose any specific strategies for coping with difficult life transitions? Describe the interviewee’s most challenging transitions.
Explain what you learned from this experience.
Use the literature in gerontology, wisdom and successful aging to supplement your paper and support your points.
Include at least three references from scholarly sources.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Interview
I managed to get a sit down with an exemplary man who is the founder of a faith-based organization dealing with ghetto children, at his home library.
Interviewer: Hello, my name is……. Thank you for responding to my request for an interview.
Interviewee: You are welcome, feel free to interview me though I must make this clear, due to publicity issues my organization’s name cannot be disclosed and I may refuse to answer some personal questions.
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