Ceres Policy Research typically conducts interviews with program staff and participants. We ask all of the respondents the same question so that we can understand an issue from multiple perspectives. Interviews are generally tape recorded, with the respondent’s permission. We interview respondents in environments that are comfortable to them and allow them to speak freely about their experiences. After the interviews are completed, the tapes are either transcribed or summarized. The completed transcripts and summaries then become documents that are later systematically coded and analyzed.