The focus group interview

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 5.1-5.19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie G.E. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Group Interviews

This paper explores the possibility of expanding the focus group interview into the field of English as a Second Language (ESL), where this research methodology is yet to be thoroughly explored. Specifically, it aims to challenge popular criticisms about the reliability and validity of the focus group as a qualitative research methodology. It does this by first setting up a list of five main criticisms of the focus group interview drawn from current literature on research methodology within the social sciences and education. Based on transcripts of interactional data gathered from focus group interviews carried out among ESL students in a formal ESL context, it then provides a direct and detailed response to each criticism. The arguments put forward demonstrate that the focus group interview, as a method of data collection, may be particularly relevant in gathering the viewpoints and opinions of participants who have traditionally not been well represented through the more conventional and common methods currently employed in ESL research studies. Furthermore, the paper raises conscious awareness about the potential of the focus group as a viable and verifiable tool in qualitative research methodology.

The Focus Group Interview

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 5.1-5.19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie G.E. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Group Interviews

This paper explores the possibility of expanding the focus group interview into the field of English as a Second Language (ESL), where this research methodology is yet to be thoroughly explored. Specifically, it aims to challenge popular criticisms about the reliability and validity of the focus group as a qualitative research methodology. It does this by first setting up a list of five main criticisms of the focus group interview drawn from current literature on research methodology within the social sciences and education. Based on transcripts of interactional data gathered from focus group interviews carried out among ESL students in a formal ESL context, it then provides a direct and detailed response to each criticism. The arguments put forward demonstrate that the focus group interview, as a method of data collection, may be particularly relevant in gathering the viewpoints and opinions of participants who have traditionally not been well represented through the more conventional and common methods currently employed in ESL research studies. Furthermore, the paper raises conscious awareness about the potential of the focus group as a viable and verifiable tool in qualitative research methodology.

scholarly journals The implications for qualitative research methodology of the struggle between the individualised subject of phenomenology and the emergent multiplicities of the poststructuralist subject: the problem of agency

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Davies
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Reggio Emilia ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Poststructuralist Theory ◽  
The Subject

This paper re-visits the problem of how we re-conceptualize human subjects within poststructuralist research. The turn to poststructuralist theory to inform research in the social sciences is complicated by the difficulty in thinking through what it means to put the subject under erasure. Drawing on a study in a Reggio Emilia inspired preschool in Sweden, and a study of neoliberalism's impact on academic work, this paper opens up thought about poststructuralism's subject. It argues that agency is the province of that subject. 

scholarly journals The Phenomenon of Anti-Doping Policy Legitimacy in the Social Psychology of Sports

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-131
Author(s):  
D.V. Bondarev ◽  
K.A. Bochaver ◽  
V. Barkoukis
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Global System ◽  
Psychological Construct ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Competitive Athletes ◽  
Group Interviews

Anti-doping represents a global system where an athlete is in the center of a control and regulations. The perception of legitimacy is important for compliance with rules and regulation within the anti-doping system. However, the concept of legitimacy in anti-doping is not sufficiently defined, which makes it difficult to develop psychodiagnostic tools for its assessment within the framework of relevant psychological theories. The aim of this study is to review psychological literature on legitimacy perception and identify a framework within which legitimacy can be studied in anti-doping area. Reviewed data were structured by three categories of legitimacy: “proper”, “just” and “appropriate” and a respective matrix for a focus group interview had been developed. Four focus-group interviews had been conducted among Russian competitive athletes (N=22). The focus-group interviews revealed three main themes: trust to anti-doping organizations, equal and transparent anti-doping rules and possibility for athletes to influence anti-doping policy. Legitimacy of anti-doping is an important psychological construct that may be operationalized through the perception that anti-doping is functioning proper, just and appropriate. In addition, athletes voiced their concerns on the transparent and equal implementation of the anti-doping rules and possibility to influence anti-doping policy.

scholarly journals Kepercayaan Masyarakat terhadap Kinerja Hakim Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam Rangka Penegakan Konstitusi di Indonesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Arif Sharon Simanjuntak
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Court Judge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The Law ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap kinerja hakim konstitusi berdasarkan putusan yang saling bertentangan tersebut. Digunakan pendekatan yuridis sosiologis. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriftif-kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara dan observasi serta studi pustaka. Untuk memeriksa objektifitas dan keabsahan data dilakukan dengan teknik triangulasi data. Hasil penelitian menemukan kepercayaan masyarakat masih tinggi terhadap kinerja hakim konstitusi. Namun, putusan bertentangan yang dikeluarkan oleh Mahkamah Konstitusi menimbulkan kekacauan konstitusional. Akan tetapi tidak ada aturan yang melarang Mahkamah Konstitusi untuk membuat putusan yang bertentangan. Dalam meningkatkan kepercayaan masyarakat Mahkamah Konstitusi harus menjaga transparansinya, meningkatkan kualitas putusan dan integritas hakim. Persepsi atau tingkat kepercayaan masyarakat dapat menjadi faktor pendorong untuk menghilangkan eksistensi sebagai hakim konstitusi bila masyarakat menemukan hakim konstitusi melanggar kode etik dan melakukan tindakan melawan hukum.<br /><br /><em>This research addressess to analyze social trust towards constitutional court judge performance based on contrary constitutional court verdict. This research applies descriptive- qualitative research methodology with socio-legal approach. Observation, interview and documentation methods use to collect data or information. This research found that constitutional court still procure the social trust. However, contrary verdict which issued by constitutional court made a disorder constitution. But there is no regulation to ban the constitutional court issued contrary verdict. To increase the social trust, constitutional court should be transparent, increase the verdict quality and keep the judge integrity well. Perception or social trust can be a stimulation to nullified judges existence if they found that constitutional court judges break the law and disobeyed constitutional judges code of conduct.</em>

Focus Group Interviews: Exploratory Research in Introductory Marketing Classes

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ce Ce Iandoli ◽  
Mary Cullinan
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Group Interviews

Involving marketing students in a focus group interview is an exciting way to introduce them to exploratory market research. In this article, the authors provide step-by-step procedures and a “script” that helps instructors organize the focus group and use it as a basis for short- and long-term projects.

scholarly journals Using Focus Group Interviews for Planning or Evaluating Extension Programs

EDIS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn D. Israel ◽  
Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Group Interviews

Revised! AEC-387, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Glenn D. Israel and Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, provides a brief overview of the focus group interview and suggestions for conducting such interviews. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2008. AEC 387/PD036: Using Focus Group Interviews for Planning or Evaluating Extension Programs (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING TEACHER LEADERSHIP: FRACTIONS OF TEACHER LIFEWORLD EXPERIENCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
Tetiana Ponomarenko
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Teacher Leadership ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Social Persuasion

The phenomenon of teacher leadership has been investigated over the past few decades. The purpose of the current paper is to explore the phenomenon of teacher leadership through investigation of lifeworld experience of Lithuanian in-service teachers in terms of eight lifeworld experience fractions: selfhood, sociality, embodiment, temporality, spatiality, project, discourse and moodedness. The focus group interview method was applied in order to explore the opinions and experiences of teachers. In total, 5 focus group interviews with 12 teachers were conducted. The research results indicate that the fractions of selfhood, moodedness and sociality are the most salient for Lithuanian teachers. The interpersonal nature of teacher leadership, the need of social persuasion and capability to sustain a successful interaction with students are discussed.   

scholarly journals Assessing the Change and Continuity in the Social Organization and Practices among the Kore of Southwestern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 03 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eshettu Tesfaye Retta ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Southwestern Ethiopia ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
The Way

This study was aimed at assessing the change and continuity in the social organization in Ethiopia taking an example of Kore society, among the Amaro of southwestern Ethiopia. Qualitative research methodology was applied to describe the issue under consideration. The researcher tried to define social organization features and several of its associated components and their linkages. The study examines the way conquest and modernization deteriorated the social organization of the indigenous communities of Kore. It also tries to see the role of other factors like the missionary activities and the adherence of socialism by Ethiopian state as contributors.

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