Interview Human

There are 8 different options for this paper. You may choose one of the interview options I have provided or you can do an interview on a subject of your choice (examples might include parenting a child with autism, interviewing a preschool teacher or elementary school teacher). Keep in mind I will be looking for a paper that is 2 pages long, double spaced, on a subject involving Human Development. I expect you to reference class materials, the book, or other peer-reviewed articles.

Interview 1–With Someone Pregnant

For this assignment, you will interview a woman who is pregnant. Using the interview and concepts from the book as a base for this paper, identify and explain at least three specific course concepts or principles that are relevant to your experience. For each concept or principle, explain how your knowledge of this information made your experience more meaningful.

You may ask some of the provided questions or any questions of your own in this interview. Take a look at the material in your book on prenatal development and birth before you begin your interview, to get some sense of the type of questions you will want to ask.

Here are some sample questions:

What about having a baby makes you the most excited? What makes you the most nervous?
What trimester of pregnancy do you think is or will be the easiest for you?
Do you know if your child is a boy or a girl? If not, would you prefer a girl or a boy?
Do you have other children? If so, are they looking forward to the arrival of the new baby?
If this is not your first baby, has this pregnancy been easier or more difficult than the last?
What do you think your baby will be like?
What about your lifestyle has changed since you became pregnant?
What sorts of things are you doing now or you wish you could do that you feel are important for the development of your baby?
Is there anything you would like to tell me about your experiences or thoughts about being a parent?
Interview 2 with a newborn

For this assignment, you will need an awake infant who is six months of age or younger. Hold the infant for at least 10 minutes. Identify and explain at least three specific course concepts or principles that are relevant to your experience. For each concept or principle, explain how your knowledge of this information made your experience more meaningful.

Some of the following questions might help you to think of relevant course material to connect to your experience:

What biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial characteristics does the infant display?
What are the infant’s reaction to you and your reaction to him or her?
Did the infant cry?
Was the infant easy or hard to soothe?
How did the infant’s parents or caregiver respond as you held the infant?
Did the parent or caregiver offer suggestions to make the infant happy? If so, what?
Interview 3 with a child

Choose a child between the ages of 2 to 6 years of age. Obtain parental permission to interview the child. A child who is familiar with you may be most cooperative. First, ask the child to draw a picture of herself/himself. Take specific notes on what they draw (belly button, ears, fingernails, etc.) Ask the child to “tell you about herself/himself.” This may take encouragement, but try not to ask too many direct questions. Take notes or record how the child describes herself/himself. Identify three concepts from the book that might help support the way the child described his/her drawing.

Identify and explain these three specific course concepts or principles that are relevant to your experience. For each concept or principle, explain how your knowledge of this information enhanced your experience and support these concepts with information from this experience.

Interview 4 with a child

Identify and explain up to three-course concepts or principles that are relevant to the following experience. You will need to interview two individuals for this assignment: a child between ages 6 and 9 and another child between 9 and 12.

In your interview, find the answers to the following questions:

What is the age of the child?
Where does this child fit into the family (Firstborn, middle child, etc.)?
What activities does this child participate in?
Does he/she enjoy school? What is their favorite part of school?
What kind of learner do you feel this child is according to Gardner’s Theory (look this up on the internet by Googling Gardner’s Theory of Learning)?
Include information about the contexts in which this child is growing up (i.e. access to community resources, home environment).
Where are they physically and cognitively according to what we have learned in class thus far?
How are the children’s answers similar? Different?
Compare and contrast your findings to what you’ve read in the text and discussed in class.

Interview 5 with an adolescent

Identify and explain at least three specific course concepts or principles that are relevant to your interview. For each concept or principle, explain how your knowledge of this information enhanced your experience.

Make sure to get the parent’s permission before the interview. Interview an adolescent and ask them about their relationship with their parents. Do they feel that they have a quality relationship? What were their needs, and how did they perceive their parent’s point of view? How do they resolve differences?

When you are finished discussing this topic, ask him or her about family relationships and friendships. Again, seek to understand the inner and outer context of the situation, how they and their parent perceive the situation, and what they do to remain close to family members.

Interview 6 with a couple

Identify and explain at least three specific course concepts or principles that are relevant to the following interview experience. For each concept or principle, explain how your understanding of this information enhanced your experience. Interview a couple that is married or living together. This questionnaire is intended to help you think about the multitude of decisions that must be made during the marriage. You are welcome to add any other questions of interest to you. For each concept or principle, explain how your understanding of this information enhanced your experience.

Possible interview questions are:

What has been the most difficult aspect of the marriage or cohabitation?
Do you plan on attending church? If so, what religion will you follow?
Do you plan on pursuing more education or vocational training?
Who is responsible for household bills?
What are your plans as a couple for the future?
How will you spend the holidays? For example, will you split holidays between both sides of the family? How much time will you spend with one another’s family?
Do you plan on having children? If so, how many? Who will take care of the children?
Will both parents work? If not, who will stay at home? How will you account for the differences in income if one parent stays home?
What kind of discipline will you use? Will one parent be more responsible for the discipline? If so, why?
Where will the children go to school? Do you plan on sending your child to college? If so, how will you finance it?
How much time will you spend together?
How will you or do you handle marital conflict?
What will you do for leisure time activities?
How much time is spent with friends and coworkers?
Interview 7 with parents

Choose a family whose parents you regard as “good parents.” These parents can be related to you, but they cannot be your own parents. Create at least five questions about parenting which you would like to ask them and then interview them. Identify and explain at least three specific course concepts or principles that are relevant to your discussion with the parents. For each concept, explain how your understanding of this information enhanced your experience.

Some examples of questions you might ask can be:

What is the most fulfilling part of being a parent?
What is one of the most difficult things about being a parent?
What types of discipline do you use?
How do you handle conflicts or disagreements in your family?
What traits or characteristics do you think are important to being a good parent?
What advice would you give to someone to help them prepare for being a parent?
Interview 8 with an older adult

After your introduction, identify and explain at least three specific course concepts or principles that help you to understand and appreciate the older adult better. For each concept that you identify, explain how your understanding of this information enhanced your experience with your grandparents.

Spend time with an older adult. Interact with them and ask them about their relationship with each other and other family members. Ask them how the meaning of their life has transformed over the years. Observe what seems most important to them during this stage of life. Ask them any other questions that you find important.

In what kind of activity did you participate with them? What did you notice about them that you hadn’t noticed before? For information on Interview Human check on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_interview

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