Linked Aide memoire

Hyperlinked aide-memoire

We conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with TQ staff. Although we did not always follow the structure, there are commonalities between most of the interviews. Each interview was constructed of several sections, each of which featured questions that had been modified to fit the respondent.

This page works as a portal to various data trails through the interviews. Each data trail moves chronologically through the material - i.e. it starts with the first instance of the subject being mentioned. As such the links below do not refer to one specific aide but to the range of topics covered throughout the different interviews. Only the topics that are feature significantly in the interviews have been linked.

Interview Links

1. Biography
   1. What were you doing before you joined Techniquest? Was it related?
   2. How did you become involved with Techniquest?
   3. Previous position(s) at TQ | Current job at TQ
2. Questions about TQ.
   1. Description of TQ. Most important aspect of TQ | Strengths & Weaknesses of TQ.
   2. TQ's target audience | local
   3. Outcomes of visits: Children | Adults/parents | casual visitors
   4. Compare TQ to: other science museums | schools
   5. Relationships with: local community | educational establishments | other science centres | "scientific community"
3. Knowledges and understandings of concepts and key terms
1. Personal understanding of science? Correspondence with Techniquest's portrayal
2. Elicit what "science discovery centre" refers to.
3. TQ and "fun" | Interactivity | Hands-on | Edutainment | 'Wow Factor'
4. Questions specific to role
   1. The different public spaces in TQ
      1. The science theatre | The Exhibition | The Planetarium | The Lab | The Hub | Discovery Room
   2. Shows
      1. Developing shows | Performing in shows | props | Pushes & Pulls
   3. Education
      1. Basic philosophy | Anything unusal in how TQ teaches science?
      2. Role of national curriculum
   4. Exhibits: Basic philosophy | It's Electric | Design | Production | Consumption
   5. Visitors: behaviour | gender issues
5. Dream question: what would you like to do with TQ in an ideal world?