APPENDIX C: INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR COMMUNITY/TECHNICAL COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, INSTRUCTORS, AND STUDENTS

Purpose: To gather data from community/technical college administrators, instructors, and students describing the rationale for offering or participating in the program/course on entrepreneurship, delivery approach, perspectives on entrepreneurship, and support services that facilitate the development of entrepreneurial skills.

Procedures

• Introduce the visiting team and state your affiliation.
• Explain your research interest.
• Explain the interview process.
• Assure anonymity.
• Ask permission to tape record the interview.

Interview Guide for Administrators and Instructors

The following questions are just a guide to interview participants. Thus, the interview process should be semistructured to allow you to pursue relevant topics in more detail and probe as necessary to enrich descriptions of particular events and experiences shared by participants.

1. What is your understanding of entrepreneurship?
   • What do entrepreneurs need to know to succeed in business?
2. What were the reasons leading to the establishment of the program/course on entrepreneurship?
3. How would you describe your program/course?
   • What is the content of your program/course?
   • How do you structure your program/course?
4. Can you describe to us the background of the faculty associated with the program/course?
5. Please tell us about any work-based learning opportunities provided to students.
6. What kinds of linkages do you have with industry?
   • What kind of assistance do you provide to business owners?
7. How do you provide entrepreneurial education and training for out-of-school adult students?
8. How do you meet the special needs of minorities and women?

Focus Group Guide for Students

1. Can you share with us the reasons to attend a program/course on entrepreneurship?
2. We often use "entrepreneur" and "business owner" interchangeably. Is there any difference between these two terms?
   • What does it take to start up a business?
   • What do you think is required to run a business efficiently?
   • What does it take to make a business competitive?
3. What are you learning in your program or course on __________?
4. What learning experiences have you found most useful?
5. What support services have facilitated the development of your entrepreneurial skills?
6. What kind of work-based learning opportunities have been available to you?
7. Do you feel your needs are being met both in terms of support services and educational/training approach? Please explain.