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procedures included a review and evaluation of the notes for clarity, and to assess whether follow-up with the interviewee was necessary. An email was sent following the interview to thank participants for their time and outlining any follow-up actions. 2. Maintain a chain of evidence. Multiple sources of evidence are used to support the conclusions of this study. The chain of evidence links the initial research questions to the conclusions, and vice versa, the conclusions back to the research questions. 3. Record data. All interviews for this study were recorded on-site and field notes were taken during the interview. Following the interview, detailed notes were written up as soon as practicable, to capture in more detail specific observations and key components of the interaction. 3.9 Interview Protocol Yin (2018) describes interviews as an "essential source of case study evidence"because they allow the researcher to learn the "hows" and "whys" of human behaviors in regard to key events and activities. It is important for these events and activities to be interpreted through the eyes of the interviewees who can provide important insights and identify other sources of relevant evidence. (Burns 2000) The purpose of an interview protocol is to establish the rules and procedures that will be followed during the interview process. The interview protocol provides a formal conversational guide and outlines the main questions. These main questions were shared with the interviewees in advance of the interview. Yin (2018, p. 118) describes the two jobs of the researcher during the interview are: (a) following your own line of inquiry, as reflected in your case study protocol, and (b) verbalizing your actual (conversational) questions 78