CALRP Focus Groups Grading Protocol
15 December 2007

I. Basics (worth two points each)
Yes	No	Requirement	Score
		A. Transcript submitted on or before due date.
		B. Digital copy (DOC, WPD, ODX, or HTML) submitted with printout.
		C. Header includes the Group ID, Parish name, date of compilation, and page number.
		D. Transcript is free of punctuation, spelling, and typing errors.
		E. Transcript is free of grammatical and syntactical errors attributable to interviewers.
Sub-total			/10
II. Content (Sections A & B worth ten points each)
Yes	No	A. Comprehensive Answers to Focus Group Questions (worth one point each)
		1. How long have you been a member of this parish? Have you always been here? If not, what drew you to this parish? Does the ethnicity of this parish have anything to do with it?	;
		2. What are the more significant changes you have seen in the parish since you first came here (e.g., in the people, the Mass)? What do you like/dislike about them?
		3. What are some changes you would like to see in the parish or the wider Catholic Church?
		4. How important is it for you to attend Mass here every week? Do you ever go to a different parish in town? What do you like about Mass here compared to other places?
		5. How is this parish different from others you have seen? What do you think are some of the more unique features of this parish in comparison to other Catholic parishes?
		6. How has the ethnic culture of the people here influenced the parish? What does the parish do to keep alive the cultural and faith traditions? How does the older generation try to pass along these traditions to the younger generation? Do you think it is working? Why or why not?
		7. In what kinds of parish organizations or activities do you participate? Why?
		8. What does Catholicism mean to you? Do you think your ethnic background is related to your faith? How so?
		9. How has this parish shaped and changed your life?
		10. Would you ever consider leaving this parish? Why or why not?
		11. How would you feel if the parish were closed? What would the Church or the city gain or lose if that happened?
		12. What do you see in the future of the Catholic Church, and of this parish in particular?
		13. Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?
Sub-total			/10
Yes	No	B. Synopsis of Focus Group Responses (worth five points each)
		1. Clear, succinct, and accurate synopsis of the transcript data.
		2. Brief evaluation of the contributions and limitations of the Focus Group data for understanding the significance of this parish for its ethnic community, neighborhood, and the City of Cleveland as a whole.
Sub-total			/10
III. Research Protocol (worth ten points each)
		A. Consent forms submitted with transcript.
		B. Original notes, audio-recording, and/or videotape recording submitted with printout.
Sub-total			/20
TOTAL POINTS			/50
less points for late submission			–
FINAL SCORE