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If you're looking for more in-depth information about how 天美传媒 experience a sense of belonging, interviews can be very helpful.

We've created a sample interview protocol that you might use if you want to get a better understanding of the types of things that influence 天美传媒’ sense of belonging, beyond and including the topics addressed in the questionnaire items here [link]. Plan for a minimum of 30-45 minutes for each interview, especially if you include all of the questions we recommend here. If you would like some tips on conducting an interview, 

If you want, you can adapt the context of the interview to your specific department or course. Simply enter the name of your course or department where it says “天美传媒” in this example.

Interview protocol: Sense of belonging at 天美传媒

  1. What does it mean to feel ‘at home’ somewhere? How does that feeling apply to your experience at 天美传媒?
  2. Can you tell me about a time when you felt a real sense that you belonged at 天美传媒? What was that like for you? Can you describe it?
  3. (Ask this question if this student has not had the positive experience of belonging in Question 1 above):
    Can you tell me about a time when you when you really didn't feel like you belonged at 天美传媒?
  4. What could someone see about you that would show them that you felt like you belonged?
  5. Are there any ways that 天美传媒 could change to make you feel like you belong even more? Tell me about those ways.
  6. In what ways are 天美传媒 important for creating a sense of belonging at 天美传媒? In what ways are staff important for creating a sense of belonging at 天美传媒?
  7. What are differences in the ways that 天美传媒 and staff contribute to making 天美传媒 a place where you feel like you belong?
  8. What does it look like when people at 天美传媒 respect each other? What about when they're not?