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Appendix - Interview Questions
Interviews will be conducted with graduate students who self-identified as Baby
Boomers currently enrolled or recently graduated with a master’s degree in the Adult
Education or Library Sciences programs at East Carolina University.

Interview questions include the following:

Background Information:
1. Tell me a little about yourself – do you identify your age as being a Baby Boomer?
Do you identify as a male or female or prefer not to disclose? What is your education?
What are your work experiences? Are you considered a first-generation master’s
degree-seeking student?

2. How have your age and gender affected your experiences with peers and faculty?

3. Which master’s program are you currently enrolled in or recently graduated from?
Are you currently attending full-time or part-time or, if recently graduated, did you
attend part-time or full-time and why? Is this master’s degree for career advancement,
preparation for a new career, or a personal goal or another purpose? Please explain.

Support:
4. Explain how you are academically supported or not as a graduate student in your
program of study. Is your support through family, friends, co-workers, faculty, other
graduate students, and how are they supporting you in your academic needs?

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