Interview questions for qualitative research: An overview of providing advanced questions to interview participants

This article investigates the practical knowledge gap when considering sharing interview questions with participants in advance of a qualitative research project. There is scant literature available for clear guidance on sharing interview questions, and even less empirical research testing the practicality of advanced questions to draw from for clear evidence. To address this challenge, this piece employs the narrative literature review style by looking at what is available for the researcher to draw from. It does this by investigating which literature and studies offer methods where advanced questions are used and how they are employed. It looks at ethical considerations and implications of such methods where they are utilized. Relevant articles illustrate that there are real benefits to disclosing questions in advance and on balance, it shows that advanced notice of questions is the preferred option by participants to enlist richer and more complete research data, as well as ensuring transparent and honest consent. The take-home message is the need to combine all scattered, individual viewpoints, bringing them together to bolster the already existing benefits and with it expanding the ethical compass. This would reach a wider audience and facilitate improved practical knowledge