The document provides information on qualitative research approaches, including focus groups. It discusses sampling strategies, the role of Institutional Review Boards, data storage and analysis techniques, recruiting participants, conducting focus groups, and considerations for effective focus groups. Specifically, it notes that focus groups involve interviewing small groups of participants to learn about their views through open discussion, and that they can provide speedy results while accessing participants' substantive opinions in a relatively low-cost format. However, focus groups may not allow for the depth of individual interviews.
“Focus group interviews typically have five characteristics or features: (a) people, who (b) possess certain characteristics, (c) provide data (d) of a qualitative nature (e) in a focused discussion.”
-Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research (Krueger)
This document discusses focus groups, including their history, purpose, advantages, disadvantages, best practices, and costs. Focus groups originated in the 1940s to evaluate audience responses and were later adopted by businesses. They involve organized interviews of small groups to discuss select issues and yield useful information for program design and evaluation. Key advantages include obtaining diverse perspectives and ideas in a time-efficient manner. Potential limitations are non-representative findings and one group dominating. Moderators must ensure discussions remain balanced and confidential. Planning, participant selection, facilitation, and data analysis are important for high-quality focus group research.
The document presents an overview of focus groups as a qualitative research methodology. It describes focus groups as interviews conducted by a moderator with 6-10 participants to explore perceptions, opinions and attitudes on a topic. Key points covered include the features of focus groups, when they should and should not be used, how to organize one including recruiting participants and analyzing the results. Examples of focus group questions on dental flossing habits are also provided.
Investigating focus groups as a research alternative, thinking about moderating, or looking for material to teach about focus groups, read on and copy what's valuable!
Focus groups are a qualitative research method involving a guided group discussion to explore views on a topic. They typically involve 5-10 participants and a moderator. Focus groups were developed in the 1930s and are now commonly used in marketing, business, and social sciences. They can help gather ideas, identify differences in perspectives, and pilot test policies. Effective moderators facilitate discussion, observe participants, and guide the conversation. Focus groups provide flexible, low-cost insights but results may be influenced by group dynamics. They show potential to study leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement in organizations if more systematically analyzed.
This document provides guidance for planning and facilitating focus groups. It outlines the key steps, including identifying the purpose and intended outcomes, developing open-ended questions, recruiting and confirming participants, planning the logistics, facilitating the focus group, and analyzing the findings. Tips are provided for each step, such as using a welcoming agenda, establishing ground rules, and techniques for effective facilitation like pausing before answering and inviting different perspectives. The overall process is designed to leverage group interactions and gather rich qualitative data through discussion on a topic of interest.
“Focus group interviews typically have five characteristics or features: (a) people, who (b) possess certain characteristics, (c) provide data (d) of a qualitative nature (e) in a focused discussion.”
-Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research (Krueger)
This document discusses focus groups, including their history, purpose, advantages, disadvantages, best practices, and costs. Focus groups originated in the 1940s to evaluate audience responses and were later adopted by businesses. They involve organized interviews of small groups to discuss select issues and yield useful information for program design and evaluation. Key advantages include obtaining diverse perspectives and ideas in a time-efficient manner. Potential limitations are non-representative findings and one group dominating. Moderators must ensure discussions remain balanced and confidential. Planning, participant selection, facilitation, and data analysis are important for high-quality focus group research.
The document presents an overview of focus groups as a qualitative research methodology. It describes focus groups as interviews conducted by a moderator with 6-10 participants to explore perceptions, opinions and attitudes on a topic. Key points covered include the features of focus groups, when they should and should not be used, how to organize one including recruiting participants and analyzing the results. Examples of focus group questions on dental flossing habits are also provided.
Investigating focus groups as a research alternative, thinking about moderating, or looking for material to teach about focus groups, read on and copy what's valuable!
Focus groups are a qualitative research method involving a guided group discussion to explore views on a topic. They typically involve 5-10 participants and a moderator. Focus groups were developed in the 1930s and are now commonly used in marketing, business, and social sciences. They can help gather ideas, identify differences in perspectives, and pilot test policies. Effective moderators facilitate discussion, observe participants, and guide the conversation. Focus groups provide flexible, low-cost insights but results may be influenced by group dynamics. They show potential to study leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement in organizations if more systematically analyzed.
This document provides guidance for planning and facilitating focus groups. It outlines the key steps, including identifying the purpose and intended outcomes, developing open-ended questions, recruiting and confirming participants, planning the logistics, facilitating the focus group, and analyzing the findings. Tips are provided for each step, such as using a welcoming agenda, establishing ground rules, and techniques for effective facilitation like pausing before answering and inviting different perspectives. The overall process is designed to leverage group interactions and gather rich qualitative data through discussion on a topic of interest.
The document outlines how VF Uganda, a microfinance institution, used focus group discussions to improve their loan products. They partnered with Microsave consultancy, who helped develop product prototypes. Microsave then conducted focus groups in VF Uganda's target communities to get feedback on the prototypes. Participants tested and shared opinions on the different product options. Microsave and VF Uganda staff moderated the discussions. The insights were used to refine the prototypes before pilot testing and launching final improved products.
This module provides an introduction to focus groups as a qualitative research methodology. It describes focus groups as involving 6-12 similar participants guided by a moderator in a discussion about a focused topic. Focus groups generate data through group interactions and discussions. They are useful for exploring attitudes, ideas, and experiences on a topic. The module reviews how focus groups compare to other qualitative methods like interviews and observations. It also covers different types of focus group studies and common uses in areas like marketing, decision making, and health research.
The document provides information on conducting focus group discussions, including objectives, descriptions, facilitator guides, recruitment of participants, moderating techniques, and analysis. It discusses the purpose of focus groups as a form of group interview to obtain perceptions on a defined topic. It outlines the key steps in preparing and conducting focus groups, from developing a protocol and facilitator guide to analyzing and reporting the results. The document serves as a guide for researchers on how to properly plan, facilitate, and analyze data from focus group discussions.
1. A focus group is a form of qualitative research where a small group of people discuss their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes towards a topic.
2. The purposes of focus groups are to explore experiences, generate hypotheses, and reveal group dynamics.
3. Techniques used in focus groups include direct questioning, projective techniques, subgrouping, and confronting participants with stimuli.
This document discusses survey research methodology. It defines surveys as collecting data directly from a population or sample using a set of questions. The main types of surveys are described as cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort, trend, and panel studies. The key steps in survey research are planning, sampling, constructing the instrument, conducting the survey, and processing the data. Validity and reliability are also addressed, along with limitations, ethics, and tools used in survey research.
Qualitative data collection involves several key steps and considerations. Researchers must identify participants and sites, gain access and permissions, define what types of data to collect such as through observations, interviews, or documents, develop appropriate data collection tools, and collect data in an ethical manner. There are various sampling strategies such as purposive sampling to select information-rich cases. Key informants can provide insider perspectives. Interviews and focus groups are common but time-intensive methods to directly collect words from people. Reflective journals and field notes also capture qualitative data over time from single or multiple observers.
Focus group discussions in psychological researchDr. Chinchu C
Explains the Why, How and When of Focus Group Discussion as a Research Method in Qualitative Psychological Research. A Practical guide with necessary points to be remembered
This document discusses interviews and focus groups used in qualitative research. It defines key terms like exhaustive and mutually exclusive, and triangulation. It provides guidance on good interview techniques including establishing rapport and taking thorough notes. Focus groups are described as a type of group interview used to evaluate products, typically with 4-6 participants who are actual users. The document outlines best practices for preparing, conducting, and analyzing focus groups, including reserving space, preparing stimuli and questions, paying attention to group dynamics, and thematically coding and reporting results.
Focus group discussions are a type of qualitative research where a small group of people are asked questions in an interactive group setting about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement or idea. They typically involve 8-12 participants and last 1-2 hours. Focus groups are used to explore complex behaviors and motivations, find consensus on topics, and gain insights in a friendly manner. They provide real-life data in a social environment quickly and cost-effectively, but require skilled facilitation and data is more difficult to analyze than quantitative data. Proper planning and facilitation is important to get useful results and deal with potential issues that may arise.
The document discusses focus groups as a method of qualitative research. It provides guidance on planning and conducting focus groups, including identifying objectives, developing questions, scheduling, setting ground rules, and collecting useful information. Advice is given on participant behaviors, such as expressing ideas clearly and listening to others. Potential benefits of focus groups are listed, like stimulating dialogue and identifying new ideas, but also limitations such as groups varying in talkativeness and difficulty generalizing findings. Finally, examples of using focus groups for planning programs and testing interventions are mentioned.
This document provides an overview of focused group interviews. It defines a focus group as a small group of 8-12 people brought together by a moderator to explore attitudes and perceptions on a given topic. Focus groups are used to understand problems from participants' viewpoints and generate detailed data in participants' own words. They are well-suited for sensitive topics, marginalized groups, and generating ideas. The document outlines types of focus groups, their use in research, steps for conducting them, advantages, challenges, and ethical and logistical considerations.
This document discusses various techniques for collecting data. There are two main types of data collection: primary data and secondary data. Primary data involves directly collecting original data through methods like personal investigation, questionnaires, experiments, census, and sampling. Secondary data involves obtaining existing data from published sources like statistical agencies or unpublished sources like government records and research studies. Some specific primary data collection methods discussed include direct and indirect personal investigation, using correspondents, questionnaires sent by post or enumerators, experiments, census, and sampling.
The document provides an overview of key informant interviews, including their purpose, criteria for assessing key informants, tips for successful communication, planning considerations, advantages, disadvantages, and differences between key informant interviews and in-depth interviews. Key informant interviews involve open-ended interviews with experts and decision-makers to gather qualitative information on a topic. They aim to obtain first-hand knowledge and perspectives from knowledgeable individuals in a community. Effective planning and preparation, such as developing questions and selecting appropriate informants, is important for successful key informant interviews.
Ethnographic research is one of the many crucial research methodologies in educational research. This well-researched ppt gives a clear picture of the what, how, and why of the research design.
This document provides an overview of focus group discussions. It defines a focus group as gathering people from similar backgrounds to discuss a topic of interest to the researcher. It explains that focus groups involve 8 to 15 participants guided by a moderator who introduces discussion topics, and have an observer who takes notes. The document discusses how focus groups are conducted, the type of information they produce such as beliefs and attitudes, and their advantages like quickly obtaining a lot of low-cost information. It also notes limitations such as results not being generalizable and potential for groupthink. The document provides guidelines for effective focus group discussions.
FGD as a method of data collection.jan 15Devi Prasad
The document discusses focus groups as a method of data collection in social science research. It describes how focus groups have increased in popularity in social research and development work in the last two decades. The key features of focus groups are discussed, including having 6-10 participants, a facilitator, and systematic analysis of generated data. The stages of focus group discussions and how to design and conduct them are also outlined. Both the capabilities and limitations of focus groups as a research method are reviewed.
A session on using focus groups, mainly in a higher education research and evaluation setting. How can we decide whether to use a focus group vs interviews or surveys. What does a focus group look like etc
This document summarizes a class on qualitative research methods. The class covered:
- The differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods. Qualitative research is flexible and aims to understand experiences, while quantitative research tests hypotheses.
- Various qualitative research approaches were overviewed, including interviews, focus groups, ethnography, and case studies.
- Students practiced developing qualitative research questions and choosing appropriate data collection methods.
- The use of narratives and storytelling in qualitative research was discussed. Different story types can help frame research questions and objectives.
- Exercises had students outline their own qualitative research ideas and identify which story types their research may fit within. Developing the "research story" was emphasized.
This document provides an overview of participant observation as a qualitative research method. It discusses the roots of participant observation in ethnographic research and how researchers can learn perspectives by observing and participating in a community's daily activities. The document outlines ethical guidelines, logistics, how to be an effective participant observer, and steps for conducting participant observation research. It also reviews strengths such as insights into contexts and relationships, and weaknesses such as the time-consuming nature and reliance on the researcher's memory and documentation skills.
The document discusses in-depth interviews as a method for qualitative data collection in research. It provides definitions of in-depth interviews and notes that they involve one-on-one, unstructured or semi-structured conversations to allow participants to freely discuss their experiences and perspectives on a topic. The summary describes how in-depth interviews can be useful for obtaining detailed first-person accounts and exploring topics in depth, but require skill from interviewers in actively listening, asking probing questions and guiding the discussion.
Data collection methods 3.pptx community health nursing 2akoeljames8543
The document discusses various methods for collecting data, including direct observation, experiments, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, participant observation, focus groups, and laboratory analysis. It provides details on questionnaire design and administration, types of interview questions, steps in participant observation and focus group research, and advantages and disadvantages of each method.
This document discusses various methods for collecting primary data, including individual interviews, focus groups, and projective techniques. It provides details on how to conduct effective interviews and focus groups, including developing discussion guides, selecting and incentivizing participants, and the roles of the moderator. It also compares primary and secondary data and discusses how to minimize bias in interviews.
The document outlines how VF Uganda, a microfinance institution, used focus group discussions to improve their loan products. They partnered with Microsave consultancy, who helped develop product prototypes. Microsave then conducted focus groups in VF Uganda's target communities to get feedback on the prototypes. Participants tested and shared opinions on the different product options. Microsave and VF Uganda staff moderated the discussions. The insights were used to refine the prototypes before pilot testing and launching final improved products.
This module provides an introduction to focus groups as a qualitative research methodology. It describes focus groups as involving 6-12 similar participants guided by a moderator in a discussion about a focused topic. Focus groups generate data through group interactions and discussions. They are useful for exploring attitudes, ideas, and experiences on a topic. The module reviews how focus groups compare to other qualitative methods like interviews and observations. It also covers different types of focus group studies and common uses in areas like marketing, decision making, and health research.
The document provides information on conducting focus group discussions, including objectives, descriptions, facilitator guides, recruitment of participants, moderating techniques, and analysis. It discusses the purpose of focus groups as a form of group interview to obtain perceptions on a defined topic. It outlines the key steps in preparing and conducting focus groups, from developing a protocol and facilitator guide to analyzing and reporting the results. The document serves as a guide for researchers on how to properly plan, facilitate, and analyze data from focus group discussions.
1. A focus group is a form of qualitative research where a small group of people discuss their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes towards a topic.
2. The purposes of focus groups are to explore experiences, generate hypotheses, and reveal group dynamics.
3. Techniques used in focus groups include direct questioning, projective techniques, subgrouping, and confronting participants with stimuli.
This document discusses survey research methodology. It defines surveys as collecting data directly from a population or sample using a set of questions. The main types of surveys are described as cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort, trend, and panel studies. The key steps in survey research are planning, sampling, constructing the instrument, conducting the survey, and processing the data. Validity and reliability are also addressed, along with limitations, ethics, and tools used in survey research.
Qualitative data collection involves several key steps and considerations. Researchers must identify participants and sites, gain access and permissions, define what types of data to collect such as through observations, interviews, or documents, develop appropriate data collection tools, and collect data in an ethical manner. There are various sampling strategies such as purposive sampling to select information-rich cases. Key informants can provide insider perspectives. Interviews and focus groups are common but time-intensive methods to directly collect words from people. Reflective journals and field notes also capture qualitative data over time from single or multiple observers.
Focus group discussions in psychological researchDr. Chinchu C
Explains the Why, How and When of Focus Group Discussion as a Research Method in Qualitative Psychological Research. A Practical guide with necessary points to be remembered
This document discusses interviews and focus groups used in qualitative research. It defines key terms like exhaustive and mutually exclusive, and triangulation. It provides guidance on good interview techniques including establishing rapport and taking thorough notes. Focus groups are described as a type of group interview used to evaluate products, typically with 4-6 participants who are actual users. The document outlines best practices for preparing, conducting, and analyzing focus groups, including reserving space, preparing stimuli and questions, paying attention to group dynamics, and thematically coding and reporting results.
Focus group discussions are a type of qualitative research where a small group of people are asked questions in an interactive group setting about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement or idea. They typically involve 8-12 participants and last 1-2 hours. Focus groups are used to explore complex behaviors and motivations, find consensus on topics, and gain insights in a friendly manner. They provide real-life data in a social environment quickly and cost-effectively, but require skilled facilitation and data is more difficult to analyze than quantitative data. Proper planning and facilitation is important to get useful results and deal with potential issues that may arise.
The document discusses focus groups as a method of qualitative research. It provides guidance on planning and conducting focus groups, including identifying objectives, developing questions, scheduling, setting ground rules, and collecting useful information. Advice is given on participant behaviors, such as expressing ideas clearly and listening to others. Potential benefits of focus groups are listed, like stimulating dialogue and identifying new ideas, but also limitations such as groups varying in talkativeness and difficulty generalizing findings. Finally, examples of using focus groups for planning programs and testing interventions are mentioned.
This document provides an overview of focused group interviews. It defines a focus group as a small group of 8-12 people brought together by a moderator to explore attitudes and perceptions on a given topic. Focus groups are used to understand problems from participants' viewpoints and generate detailed data in participants' own words. They are well-suited for sensitive topics, marginalized groups, and generating ideas. The document outlines types of focus groups, their use in research, steps for conducting them, advantages, challenges, and ethical and logistical considerations.
This document discusses various techniques for collecting data. There are two main types of data collection: primary data and secondary data. Primary data involves directly collecting original data through methods like personal investigation, questionnaires, experiments, census, and sampling. Secondary data involves obtaining existing data from published sources like statistical agencies or unpublished sources like government records and research studies. Some specific primary data collection methods discussed include direct and indirect personal investigation, using correspondents, questionnaires sent by post or enumerators, experiments, census, and sampling.
The document provides an overview of key informant interviews, including their purpose, criteria for assessing key informants, tips for successful communication, planning considerations, advantages, disadvantages, and differences between key informant interviews and in-depth interviews. Key informant interviews involve open-ended interviews with experts and decision-makers to gather qualitative information on a topic. They aim to obtain first-hand knowledge and perspectives from knowledgeable individuals in a community. Effective planning and preparation, such as developing questions and selecting appropriate informants, is important for successful key informant interviews.
Ethnographic research is one of the many crucial research methodologies in educational research. This well-researched ppt gives a clear picture of the what, how, and why of the research design.
This document provides an overview of focus group discussions. It defines a focus group as gathering people from similar backgrounds to discuss a topic of interest to the researcher. It explains that focus groups involve 8 to 15 participants guided by a moderator who introduces discussion topics, and have an observer who takes notes. The document discusses how focus groups are conducted, the type of information they produce such as beliefs and attitudes, and their advantages like quickly obtaining a lot of low-cost information. It also notes limitations such as results not being generalizable and potential for groupthink. The document provides guidelines for effective focus group discussions.
FGD as a method of data collection.jan 15Devi Prasad
The document discusses focus groups as a method of data collection in social science research. It describes how focus groups have increased in popularity in social research and development work in the last two decades. The key features of focus groups are discussed, including having 6-10 participants, a facilitator, and systematic analysis of generated data. The stages of focus group discussions and how to design and conduct them are also outlined. Both the capabilities and limitations of focus groups as a research method are reviewed.
A session on using focus groups, mainly in a higher education research and evaluation setting. How can we decide whether to use a focus group vs interviews or surveys. What does a focus group look like etc
This document summarizes a class on qualitative research methods. The class covered:
- The differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods. Qualitative research is flexible and aims to understand experiences, while quantitative research tests hypotheses.
- Various qualitative research approaches were overviewed, including interviews, focus groups, ethnography, and case studies.
- Students practiced developing qualitative research questions and choosing appropriate data collection methods.
- The use of narratives and storytelling in qualitative research was discussed. Different story types can help frame research questions and objectives.
- Exercises had students outline their own qualitative research ideas and identify which story types their research may fit within. Developing the "research story" was emphasized.
This document provides an overview of participant observation as a qualitative research method. It discusses the roots of participant observation in ethnographic research and how researchers can learn perspectives by observing and participating in a community's daily activities. The document outlines ethical guidelines, logistics, how to be an effective participant observer, and steps for conducting participant observation research. It also reviews strengths such as insights into contexts and relationships, and weaknesses such as the time-consuming nature and reliance on the researcher's memory and documentation skills.
The document discusses in-depth interviews as a method for qualitative data collection in research. It provides definitions of in-depth interviews and notes that they involve one-on-one, unstructured or semi-structured conversations to allow participants to freely discuss their experiences and perspectives on a topic. The summary describes how in-depth interviews can be useful for obtaining detailed first-person accounts and exploring topics in depth, but require skill from interviewers in actively listening, asking probing questions and guiding the discussion.
Data collection methods 3.pptx community health nursing 2akoeljames8543
The document discusses various methods for collecting data, including direct observation, experiments, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, participant observation, focus groups, and laboratory analysis. It provides details on questionnaire design and administration, types of interview questions, steps in participant observation and focus group research, and advantages and disadvantages of each method.
This document discusses various methods for collecting primary data, including individual interviews, focus groups, and projective techniques. It provides details on how to conduct effective interviews and focus groups, including developing discussion guides, selecting and incentivizing participants, and the roles of the moderator. It also compares primary and secondary data and discusses how to minimize bias in interviews.
The document discusses various data collection instruments that can be used for education projects, including their purposes, advantages, and challenges. It provides details on interviews, focus groups, questionnaires/surveys, observation, literature reviews, tests, concept maps, document/product reviews, and case studies. It also discusses determining sample sizes, levels of evaluation from resources to social/environmental impacts, and using rubrics and logic models to assess performance. The key instruments covered are interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, observation, and document reviews.
The document discusses various data collection instruments that can be used for education projects, including their purposes, advantages, and challenges. It provides details on interviews, focus groups, questionnaires/surveys, observation, literature reviews, tests, concept maps, document/product reviews, and case studies. It also discusses determining sample sizes, levels of evaluation from resources to social/environmental impacts, and using rubrics and logic models to assess performance. The key instruments covered are interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, observation, and document reviews.
1. Focus groups can be used in various sectors like marketing, public relations, health services, and social science research to generate insights into attitudes, behaviors, and decision-making processes.
2. Proper research design and planning is required when conducting focus groups. This involves considering the facilitator, setting, participant size and composition, recruitment methods, topic guide, and addressing any ethical issues.
3. Focus groups are best for exploring perspectives and meanings that people ascribe to ideas and experiences. They provide insights into how views are formed and modified in a group context.
1. Qualitative interviews involve interactions between an interviewer and respondent to explore topics in an unstructured or semi-structured format. This allows researchers to understand human perspectives and lived experiences.
2. Qualitative interviews are used in criminal justice research to understand subjects' perspectives and gather first-hand accounts. They can also explore how people feel about their roles and identities.
3. There are different types of interview structures from fully structured to unstructured, with semi-structured in between, allowing some flexibility to explore emerging themes. The structure influences how in-depth the interviews can be.
This document discusses different methods for collecting data in scientific research, focusing on questionnaires and interviews. It provides details on how to design and administer questionnaires, including defining objectives, writing questions, and pilot testing. It also describes structured, semi-structured, and in-depth interviews. Focus group discussions are explained as a way to stimulate conversation around a topic and cross-check opinions. Questionnaires allow collecting large amounts of subjective and objective data but depend on honesty, while interviews provide more context and understanding but are more time intensive.
This document discusses and compares qualitative and quantitative research methods. It provides details on several qualitative research tools including focus groups, depth interviews, conversations, semi-structured interviews, word association/sentence completion, observation, and projective techniques. Focus groups involve led group discussions with 6-10 participants on a broad topic. Depth interviews are one-on-one conversations to probe topics in depth. Semi-structured interviews use open-ended written questions. Word association involves free responses to presented words.
This document discusses various tools for data collection, including questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussions. Questionnaires allow collection of subjective and objective data from a large sample through a structured set of questions. Interviews can be structured, semi-structured, or in-depth and open-ended to collect qualitative information. Focus groups stimulate discussion around a topic among 8-10 participants led by a facilitator. Each tool has advantages like completeness of data but also disadvantages like bias or difficulty in analysis.
This document discusses qualitative research methods used in mass media research. It describes three approaches to social science research: positivism, interpretive, and critical. It then discusses five areas of difference between positivist and interpretive approaches. Finally, it summarizes various qualitative data collection methods like field observation, focus groups, intensive interviews, and content analysis.
Data collection and Research Report April 29 2011 sent to students.pptMohammedAbdela7
The document provides an overview of various quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques used in research, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, biophysical measures, and focus group discussions. It describes the process of constructing questionnaires, different types of questions, and ways to reduce biases. Interviews can be structured or in-depth. Observation involves visually observing events, while focus groups elicit information through group interaction moderated by a facilitator. The document outlines advantages and disadvantages of these techniques.
The document discusses different types of primary and secondary data sources, advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data, criteria for evaluating secondary data, qualitative research methods like interviews and focus group discussions. It provides details on how to conduct interviews and focus group discussions, including the types of questions to ask, characteristics of a good interviewer, and the steps involved in planning and conducting interviews and focus group discussions.
This document discusses various tools and methods for data collection. It defines data collection as the process of gathering information from relevant sources to answer research questions and test hypotheses. There are two main sources of data - primary sources where data is directly collected, and secondary sources where data is collected by someone else. Common tools for collecting data include interviews, questionnaires, observations, and various bio-physiological methods. The appropriate method depends on factors like the type of research, sample size, and available resources. Interview and questionnaire-based tools are described in more detail.
Interviews involve collecting data through talking to respondents and recording their responses, which can be structured or unstructured and conducted face-to-face or by telephone. In-depth interviews delve below surface responses to gain insights into meanings and complex attitudes, but are time consuming and difficult to analyze. Sample sizes for in-depth interviews are small to provide rich insights rather than statistics, and the interview process involves informing respondents, asking open-ended questions, and recording responses.
A focus group is a market research method that brings together 6-10 people in a room to provide feedback regarding a product, service, concept, or marketing campaign.
NELA Principal Academy Harnessing the Power of a Focus GroupTricia Townsend
Description:
This session explores the use of focus groups as powerful mechanism to elicit feedback from parents, teachers, students, and community members. In turn, the data collected can be used to inform data-driven decision making.
Objectives:
Participants will discuss how focus groups can be an effective way to collect information from stakeholders
Participants will learn to how to design focus group protocols and procedures
Participants will learn to how to conduct focus groups
Participants will learn how to analyze focus group data to
This document discusses various methods for collecting primary data, including surveys, observations, interviews, and projective techniques. It provides details on each method and compares their advantages. Surveys gather information by asking questions, while observations involve watching behaviors. Interviews allow for in-depth discussion through open-ended questions. Projective techniques use indirect methods like word associations to understand unconscious motivations. Collecting high-quality primary data is important for research through methods tailored to each project's needs.
This document discusses various techniques and tools for collecting data in research. It describes commonly used techniques like document review, observation, interviews, questionnaires, and focus group discussions. For each technique, it provides details on how to implement it, advantages and disadvantages. It also distinguishes between data collection techniques, which are methods for gathering information, and data collection tools, which are instruments used to apply the techniques.
Structured interviews use a fixed set of closed-ended questions to quantify answers, while unstructured interviews use open-ended questions in a conversational format to obtain qualitative data. Semi-structured interviews employ a list of topics and questions but allow the interviewer flexibility to probe for more information. The document discusses advantages and disadvantages of each type of interview for obtaining valid and reliable data in sociological research.
This document provides information about research methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative. It discusses what a methodology section includes, such as data collection methods, samples, and data analysis. It describes common qualitative methods like interviews, focus groups, observations, and action research. It also discusses key aspects of quantitative research, such as developing hypotheses, questionnaires, operationalizing concepts, and question types. The document serves as a guide for writing methodology sections in a precise, academic manner.
Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They exist as monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides can be aldoses or ketoses and exist as cyclic structures in solution. Disaccharides like sucrose are formed through glycosidic bond formation between two monosaccharides. Polysaccharides vary in composition and function, with starch and glycogen serving as energy storage and cellulose providing structural support. Glycoconjugates are carbohydrates bound to proteins or lipids that play important roles in cell signaling and recognition.
This document summarizes key concepts about acids and bases from a chemistry textbook chapter:
1. It defines acids as substances that produce H+ ions in aqueous solution and bases as substances that produce OH- ions. Strong acids and bases fully dissociate while weak ones partially dissociate.
2. The pH scale is introduced and used to classify solutions as acidic, basic or neutral. Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relates pH, pKa, and concentrations of weak acids and their conjugate bases in buffer solutions.
3. Key acid-base concepts covered include Brønsted-Lowry definitions, conjugate acid-base pairs, acid-base equilibria, self-ionization of water,
The document provides instructions for an activity that involves dividing into groups of 7-8 people and using a gaming buzzer. It then poses a series of questions about acid-base chemistry and nuclear chemistry concepts and reactions, providing short answers to each question. Topics covered include acid and base definitions and properties, pH calculations, acid dissociation constants, nuclear reactions and transmutation, radioactive decay, half-lives, and buffer solutions.
The document discusses the nature of radioactivity including the three main types of nuclear radiation (alpha, beta, gamma) and their properties. It describes different types of nuclear decay including alpha emission, beta emission, gamma emission, electron capture, and positron emission. Examples of radioactive isotopes used in dating and medicine are provided along with information on half-life, units of radiation measurement, and applications of radioisotopes. Review questions at the end assess understanding of nuclear equations, half-life calculations, and the inverse square law of radiation intensity.
The document provides instructions for an activity involving forming groups of 7-8 people and using a gaming buzzer. It does not provide enough context to summarize the overall purpose or goals of the activity.
This document summarizes key concepts about acids and bases from a chemistry textbook chapter:
1. It defines acids as substances that produce H+ ions in aqueous solution and bases as substances that produce OH- ions. Strong acids and bases dissociate completely while weak acids and bases dissociate partially.
2. The pH scale is introduced and used to classify solutions as acidic, basic or neutral. Common acid-base reactions like neutralization and self-ionization of water are described.
3. Key acid-base concepts are explained like Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases, conjugate acid-base pairs, acid-base equilibria, and the importance of pH buffers in biological systems like
The document summarizes key concepts relating to chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium. It discusses how the rates of chemical reactions are determined by measuring changes in concentration over time. It also explains how reaction rates are affected by molecular collisions, activation energy, nature of reactants, concentration, temperature, and presence of catalysts. The document introduces chemical equilibrium as a dynamic steady state and defines equilibrium constants. It describes Le Chatelier's principle, explaining how changing concentrations, temperature, or pressure shifts equilibrium.
This document provides an overview of solutions and colloids. It defines key terms like solvent, solute, solubility, saturated and unsaturated solutions. Factors that affect solubility include nature of solute and solvent, temperature, and pressure. Concentrations of solutions can be expressed as molarity, percent composition, or parts per million. Colligative properties depend only on the number of solute particles and include lowering of vapor pressure, freezing point, and boiling point. Osmosis is the movement of solvent through a semipermeable membrane, and osmotic pressure is the pressure needed to prevent osmosis. Dialysis uses semipermeable membranes to remove small solute molecules from the
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Students will be able to explain the role and impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education. They will understand how ICT tools, such as computers, the internet, and educational software, enhance learning and teaching processes. By exploring various ICT applications, students will recognize how these technologies facilitate access to information, improve communication, support collaboration, and enable personalized learning experiences.
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-Students will be able to discuss what constitutes reliable sources on the internet. They will learn to identify key characteristics of trustworthy information, such as credibility, accuracy, and authority. By examining different types of online sources, students will develop skills to evaluate the reliability of websites and content, ensuring they can distinguish between reputable information and misinformation.
5. Sampling strategy
• Does your sample represent a subgroup of a
larger population?
1) Random sampling
2) Systematic random sampling
3) Stratified random sampling
4) Convenience sampling
5) Snowball sampling
6. IRBs
• The purpose is to be advised of both the potential risks
from participation and the possible benefits.
Risk/benefit ratio.
• IRBs often decide if someone can or can not participate
in a study.
• Information pertained or reported can not identify the
subject
• The study does not put subject at risk of criminal or
civil liability, damage employability, reputation, or
financial standing
• Need consent active or passive, informed or
implied.
7. Data Storage, Retrieval and Analysis
1) DATA REDUCTION– data needs to be reduced
and transformed in order to make them more
readily accessible, understandable and to draw
out various themes and patterns. Focuses and
simplifies raw data into more manageable form.
• Written summaries
• Computer-based textual analysis
• Coding
• Identification of themes
8. Data Storage, Retrieval and Analysis
2) Data Display – represent data in an organized,
compressed assembly of information
• Tables of data
• Tally sheets of themes
• Proportions of statements,
phrases, or terms
9. Data Storage, Retrieval and Analysis
3) Conclusions and Verification – throughout the
research process, the investigator makes informed
evaluations either based on existing literature or on
data that is collected. Experienced researchers do
not have preconceived notions.
• Verification on conclusions can be made by
retracing steps to this conclusion OR/AND
• Enlisting an outside investigator to analyze the
data.
10. Recruiting
• Inadequate recruiting is often single most
common source of problems
• Telephone screening
• Social media
• Flyers
• Targeted audience
• Incentives
11. Focus Group
• An interview style designed for small groups
• Researchers goal is to learn through open
discussion.
• They are either guided or unguided
discussions addressing a particular topic of
interest or relevance to the group
12. Pros & Cons
• Highly flexible
• Permits observation of
interactions
• Allows researchers to access
substantive content of
views, opinions, &
experiences
• Can produce speedy results
• Low cost
• Places participants on even
footing with each other and
moderator
• Doesn’t allow the depth of a
face to face.
• Not as much rich
observational data as
observing groups over
weeks or days
• More difficult to obtain a
detailed pursuit of content
13.
14. Thoughts on Focus groups
• Will participants bias each other?
• May invoke more of a discussion
than one-on-one interview.
• But participants voice may not be
heard.
• Can get a larger amount of data
than one-on-one.
• Will the PI moderate or a pillar in
the community?
• Who will participate?
• How structured? – what level of
moderation?
• Size of the group, number of
groups?
• Set a time limit.
15. Rules of thumb
• Homogenous strangers as participants
• Rely on relatively structured interview with
high moderator involvement
• 6-10 participants per group
• Total of 3 -5 groups per project
*Reality, rarely are all 4 criteria met*
16. Level of structure
• Less structured focus groups, often good for
exploratory research.
• Difficult to compare from group to group.
17. Effective focus group have:
• Range – cover the maximum range of relevant
topics
• Specificity – provide specific data
• Depth – fosters interactions that explore the
participants’ feelings in some depth.
• Personal context – take into account personal
context in regard to participants response.
18. Getting started
• Ice-breaker.
• Want to have participant give a meaningful
response to the first question. Therefore, it
should be easy.
• Want it to be a question that discourages
“groupthink”
• A good strategy is to have participants take a
few minutes and write down some ideas and
thoughts before they answer.
19. The site
• Participants need to feel comfortable but research
needs to be able to record session.
• Most basic element needed is a table.
• Consider how you will record session and how this can
be done with the seating arrangement.
• Do you want an assistant?
• Added questionnaires can focus the group ahead of
time and provide extra info, but might not work for late
comers.
• Questionnaires after the session may be biased by the
session.
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