scholarly journals Exploring the Motive of Muslim Consumers’ Intention Toward Goat’s Milk Purchasing in Malaysia: A Focus Group Interview

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Aimi Fadzirul Kamarubahrin ◽  
Asmaddy Haris ◽  
Jamal Abdul Nassir Shaari ◽  
Syadiyah Abdul Shukor
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Goat’S Milk ◽  
Goat's Milk

Abstract This study aims to conceptualize the motive of Muslim consumers’ intention toward goat’s milk purchasing in Malaysia. Two focus group discussion sessions involving 10 existing Muslim consumers’ who are purchased goat’s milk were conducted. Preliminary findings from this qualitative study showed that health and price played a significant role in Muslim consumers’ intention toward purchasing goat’s milk. Other three motives of Muslim consumers’ intention toward purchasing goat’s milk is taste, religiosity and nutritious. Recommendation for future studies is provided at the end of the paper.Abstrak Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti motif niat pengguna Islam terhadap pembelian susu kambing di Malaysia. Kajian lepas yang berkaitan telah dibincangkan dan dua sesi perbincangan kumpulan berfokus melibatkan 10 orang pengguna Islam yang membeli susu kambing telah dijalankan. Penemuan awal dari kajian kualitatif ini menunjukkan bahawa faktor kesihatan dan harga memainkan peranan penting dalam niat pengguna Islam untuk membeli susu kambing. Tiga lagi motif niat pengguna Islam terhadap pembelian susu kambing adalah rasa, agama dan khasiat. Cadangan untuk kajian masa depan disediakan pada bahagian akhir artikel.

scholarly journals TYPES OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES USED BY YOUNG LEARNERS IN EFL CLASSROOMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Dewi N.L.T. ◽  
Batan I Gede ◽  
Myartawan I P.N.W
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Repetition Code ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Efl Classrooms

The learner’s proficiency level in communication using English as a foreign language was indicated by their capability to make use of strategies to communicate both in written as well as spoken forms. This qualitative study focused on finding out (i) the types of communication strategies used by the students in EFL classrooms at SMP Negeri 4 Singaraja, and (ii) the students’ reasons towards the use of their communication strategies. The data were obtained from observation and focus group discussion. All data were analysed descriptively. The results of the study indicated that numerous types of strategies were used by the students when communicating in the classroom. They are the use of fillers, self-repetition, code switching, appeal for help, self-repair, asking for confirmation, massage abandonment, omission, approximation, and literal translation. Various types of reasons were expressed by the students toward the use of communication strategies such as thinking time, anxiety, and proficiency level.

scholarly journals Cultural Values in Acehnese Farming-Related Proverbs

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibnu Hajar Ibrahim ◽  
Jarjani Usman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
School Curricula

Cultural values play a significant role in society as they determine what actions are best to do. In the Indonesian province of Aceh, there are many farming-related proverbs, or locally called hadih maja (HM), with rich cultural values that have been transferred for generations in the society for centuries. However, the study on cultural values in Acehnese farming-related HMs is scant. This study identifies and interprets the cultural values embedded in the Acehnese proverbs. The data sources emanate from documents (books and dictionaries) and fourteen purposively selected respondents in Aceh, collected through document analysis and Focus Group Interview (FGI). The data were then analyzed using qualitative descriptive techniques. The results reveal eight cultural values embedded in Acehnese farming-related proverbs (HMs): trustworthiness, consistency, usefulness, patience, diligence, discipline, responsibility, and gratefulness. The cultural values emanating from the proverbs are crucial for shaping people's personal and cultural identities in Aceh. This study concludes that the farming-related proverbs in the Acehnese language have many positive cultural values essential for life that need to be incorporated into the school curricula to make students competent in understanding and using them in and for their lives.

scholarly journals ‘We always find things to learn from.’ Lessons from the implementation of the global maternal sepsis study on research capacity: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachidatou Compaoré ◽  
Vanessa Brizuela ◽  
Anne M. Khisa ◽  
Alejandra López Gómez ◽  
Adama Baguiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Capacity Strengthening ◽  
Research Capacity Strengthening ◽  
Maternal Sepsis

Abstract Background Research capacity strengthening could be an indirect outcome of implementing a research project. The objective of this study was to explore the ability of the global maternal sepsis study (GLOSS), implemented in 52 countries, to develop and strengthen sexual and reproductive health research capacity of local participants in low- and middle- income participating countries. Methods We carried out a qualitative study employing grounded theory in sixteen countries in Africa and Latin America. We used inductive and deductive methods through a focus group discussion and semi-structured interviews for the emergence of themes. Participants of the focus group discussion (n = 8) were GLOSS principal investigators (PIs) in Latin America. Interviewees (n = 63) were selected by the country GLOSS PIs in both Africa and Latin America, and included a diverse sample of participants involved in different aspects of study implementation. Eighty-two percent of the participants were health workers. We developed a conceptual framework that took into consideration data obtained from the focus group and refined it based on data from the interviews. Results Six themes emerged from the data analysis: recognized need for research capacity, unintended effects of participating in research, perceived ownership and linkage with the research study, being just data collectors, belonging to an institution that supports and fosters research, and presenting study results back to study implementers. Research capacity strengthening needs were consistently highlighted including involvement in protocol development, training and technical support, data analysis, and project management. The need for institutional support for researchers to conduct research was also emphasised. Conclusion This study suggests that research capacity strengthening of local researchers was an unintentional outcome of the large multi-country study on maternal sepsis. However, for sustainable research capacity to be built, study coordinators and funders need to deliberately plan for it, addressing needs at both the individual and institutional level.

Informed Consent Prior to Nursing Care Procedures

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Aveyard
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Critical Incident Technique ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
The Way

It is largely undisputed that nurses should obtain consent prior to nursing care procedures. This article reports on a qualitative study examining the way in which nurses obtain such informed consent. Data were collected through focus group discussion and by using a critical incident technique in order to explore the way in which nurses approach consent prior to nursing care procedures. Qualified nurses in two teaching hospitals in England participated in the study. An analysis of the data provides evidence that consent was often not obtained by those who participated in the study and that refusals of care were often ignored. In addition, participants were often uncertain how to proceed with care when the patient was unable to consent. Consent prior to nursing care procedures is an essential but undeveloped concept, for which a new ethos is required.

An exploratory study for analyzing interactional processes of group discussion: the case of a focus group interview

AI & Society ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kana Suzuki ◽  
Ikuyo Morimoto ◽  
Etsuo Mizukami ◽  
Hiroko Otsuka ◽  
Hitoshi Isahara
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Interactional Processes

scholarly journals Investigating the effects of worksheets supported with prediction-observation-explanation method on high school students opinions

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-203
Author(s):  
Ali Karadeniz ◽  
Canan Kocak Altundag ◽  
Aysem Seda Yucel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Qualitative Part ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ‘Predict-Observe-Explain’ (POE) activities which is carried out with the help of the POE method worksheets on ‘States of Matter’ in the ninth-grade chemistry course curriculum, on students’ metacognitive awareness. The focus group interview held in this study was conducted with eight students selected from the experimental group on a voluntary basis. Twelve questions were asked to the students. This research is a mixed-method study. While the quantitative part of the research was carried out using the pretest and posttest model with the control group, the qualitative part was conducted with the focus group interview technique. A focus group discussion was held to obtain the opinions of the experimental group students on the subjects of Gases and States of Matter taught with worksheets prepared with POE support. The findings obtained as a result of these interviews and the study of student worksheets show that students find POE-supported worksheets fun and they increase their interest and curiosity towards the chemistry class.   Keywords: POE, high school students, states of matters, worksheets.

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