Are you willing to be interviewed for a research project? 

My name is Kate Clifford. 

I am completing a Masters degree in Philanthropic Studies at the University of Kent in the UK. 

As part of my research, I am interviewing expats who have moved to Javea in the last few years, from another country. 

THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

There are no right or wrong answers!!  

Q1.    Tell me about your life before you moved here? What circumstances or choices led to your move?  How do you feel about living here and in this community? 

Q2.    How would you describe your thoughts, feelings, decisions or activities to do with ‘giving’ or helping others?   

For example: Based on what you think is important in life, your background or experiences, priorities, how you feel about family or community, your religion or beliefs.

 Q3.    Do you think your thoughts, feeling, decisions, or activities to do with giving have changed alongside your move to Javea? 

For example: Before you moved to Javea, were you involved with, or did you support any particular initiatives to help others?  Now that you live in Javea, are you involved with, or do you support any initiatives to help others?  

What will the interview be like?

Everyone’s stories and views are unique.  The interviews will be relaxed and informal, for you to talk freely. 

The questions are to guide us, and I may ask more as we go along.  

You can skip any question you don’t want to answer and stop the interview at any time you choose.  

The interviews will be in English, but don’t worry if English is not your first language, it is not a language test!

Where and when will the interview be held?

We can meet online or in person, on weekdays and weekends, anytime from now until 24th May.   

We will agree a time to suit you. I expect each interview to take around one hour, but it might only take 15-20mins, that’s ok.

If I agree to take part, what do I have to do?

It is important that you understand what will happen if you agree to take part, so please read this information page carefully, and then contact me.

You can contact me via email  kjc37@kent.ac.uk or on whatsapp +44 7870594627 and we will arrange a time and place for the interview. 

WHY I AM ASKING - THE RESEARCH PROJECT

- What is the research about?  

Choosing to move from one country to another, as an expat, is a major lifestyle change. 

I am studying whether people’s thoughts, feelings and decisions about ‘giving’ also change.  

- What are Philanthropic Studies?

The media usually talk about Philanthropy in stories of rich, famous people giving to charity but actually it includes all kinds of ‘giving’ – including volunteering your time, sharing skills or expertise, and donating goods as well as money.  

Philanthropic studies means studying how and why people give or help others without expecting anything in return. 

The word Philanthropy is originally Greek and means “love of humanity”. Philanthropy exists in some form all over the world, in all cultures.  

You can find out more about my course on the University of Kent Centre for Philanthropy website  https://research.kent.ac.uk/philanthropy/

OTHER FAQS / IMPORTANT INFORMATION

- Interviews will be recorded

I need to record the interview to make sure I can listen back and make sure I haven’t missed anything.

I will check with you before I start recording any of our conversation.

- Interview information is confidential

The interview record will only be accessible to me and my supervisor. 

I will save the information under a code - not your name, so what gets saved is anonymous.  

In my final written work I will not use your name or any other details that would allow another person to identify you. 

I have to follow strict guidelines from the university about how I use any data. More details are below. 

DATA PRIVACY

University of Kent Privacy Notice - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Privacy notice for research – University-level:

This project is based within the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) at the University of Kent and we will use some personal information to conduct research.

Information we hold:

As a university we use personally-identifiable information to conduct research. As a publicly-funded organisation, we have to ensure that it is in the public interest when we use personally-identifiable information from people who have agreed to take part in research. This means that when you agree to take part in a research study, we will use your data in the ways needed to conduct and analyse the research study. Your rights to access, change or move your information are limited, as we need to manage your information in specific ways in order for the research to be reliable and accurate.

If you withdraw from the study, we will keep the information about you that we have already obtained. To safeguard your rights, we will use the minimum personally identifiable information possible. The University Charter sets out that ‘the objects of the University are to advance education and disseminate knowledge by teaching, scholarship and research for the public benefit’ (paragraph 3).

Research should serve the public interest, which means that we have to demonstrate that our research serves the interests of society as a whole. We do this by following the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research.

Complaints:

If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter. If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data in a way that is not lawful you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

The University of Kent’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at: https://www.kent.ac.uk/infocompliance/dp/contact.htm