Activity Questions and Comments Approximate Duration Introduction Brief the participant 5-7 mins. Introduce self Explain goals of interview Structured topics Topic 1: Relation to the environment 15-20 mins. the interview takes place Topic 2: Relation to the community studied Topic 3: Strong memories Questions and interactive activities (i.e. cognitive maps/using of pictures/games) may be used General questions and 10-15 mins. open dialogue with participant Closing comments 5-7 mins. and completion of any additional paperwork 1. Organizing of any forms or documents 2. Application of a pilot study of the entire needed, like the interview guide, pictures interview process. Feedback will help that may be used, an informed consent researchers to gain successful results. form, if required, etc. The main drawback of this research technique has to do with the number of memories can be collected. This is related to the fact that the more memories collected the better could be their valorization; a large number of memories means a large number of interviews and thus a large number of youth workers working on the same project for a specific community. To make things easier, focus group interviews may be applied. This technique has been conceptualized as a type of “depth” interview that can be ideal for collecting experiences, beliefs (Gill,et.al., 2008) and deeper psychological reactions that interviews (Leederman, 1990) as it provides a more natural environment that the one of individual research, according to Casey and Krueger (2000). A focus group is a group discussion on a specific 45