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 Environmental Communication Strategy in Overcoming Cisadane River Water Pollution

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Meisyanti Meisyanti ◽  
Khina Januar Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Environmental Communication ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
City Government ◽  
Strategy Model ◽  
The Government

Water is the most important component for humans to maintain their life, but pollution also occurs in water. One of the rivers that have been polluted is the Cisadane River which stretches from West Java to Banten. This case of Cisadane River pollution is one of the cases included in the environmental communication study, where the role of the stakeholders in it is needed. The unity of purpose to overcome Cisadane River pollution can be done in various ways, one of them is by implementing an environmental communication strategy. The purpose of this study is to analyze and identify environmental communication strategies in handling Cisadane River pollution that have been carried out by the Government and the Environmental Service of Tangerang City and South Tangerang City and to develop environmental communication strategies to overcome the problem of Cisadane River pollution. The research method was using descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques interviews, observation and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The results of this study indicate that the environmental communication strategy carried out by the Government and the Environmental Service of Tangerang City and South Tangerang City in terms of the communication component has been running well. To make it even better, it needs the consistency in the management of the environmental communication. The development of an environmental communication strategy model uses transformational communication features by adding several things to the strategies that have been implemented by the City Government and the Environmental Service of Tangerang City and South Tangerang City. For implementation this strategy, they need to monitor, evaluate and the synergy between the provincial, city government and the Environmental Service and other services in each area traversed by the Cisadane River. Air menjadi komponen terpenting bagi manusia untuk mempertahankan kehidupannya, namun pencemaran juga terjadi pada air. Salah satu sungai yang tercemar adalah Sungai Cisadane yang terbentang dari Jawa Barat hingga Banten. Kasus pencemaran Sungai Cisadane ini merupakan salah satu kasus yang termasuk dalam kajian komunikasi lingkungan, di mana dibutuhkan peran dari stakeholder yang di dalamnya. Kesatuan tujuan untuk mengatasi pencemaran Sungai Cisadane ini bisa dilakukan dengan berbagai cara, salah satunya dengan menjalankan strategi komunikasi lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisa dan mengidentifikasi strategi komunikasi lingkungan dalam penanganan pencemaran Sungai Cisadane yang sudah dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Kota dan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kota Tangerang dan Kota Tangerang Selatan dan untuk mengembangkan strategi komunikasi lingkungan untuk mengatasi masalah pencemaran Sungai Cisadane. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data wawancara, observasi dan Focus Group Discussion (FGD).  Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa strategi komunikasi lingkungan yang dijalankan oleh Pemerintah dan Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kota Tangerang maupun Kota Tangerang Selatan ditinjau dari komponen komunikasi sudah berjalan dengan baik. Agar lebih baik lagi diperlukan konsistensi dalam pengelolaan strategi komunikasi lingkungan tersebut. Pengembangan model strategi komunikasi lingkungan menggunakan fitur komunikasi transformasional dengan menambahkan beberapa hal yang sudah dijalankan oleh Pemerintah Kota dan DLH Kota Tangerang dan Kota Tangerang Selatan. Dalam pelaksanaan strategi ini juga dibutuhkan monitoring, evaluasi dan perlu adanya sinergi antara pemerintah provinsi, kota maupun DLH dan dinas terkait lainnya pada setiap daerah yang dilintasi oleh Sungai Cisadane.

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.

scholarly journals Promoting EFL Students’ Academic Character through Instructional Practice in Revolution Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182
Author(s):  
Hadiyanto Hadiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Instructional Practice ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students

AbstractThis study investigates English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' instructional practices in developing students' academic character. Self-evaluation questionnaires were distributed to 37 teachers, and 26 were returned. Seven Focus Group Discussion (FGD) participants were selected based on their availability. The study reveals that EFL teachers averagely facilitated students to enhance their academic character and rated developing students' academic character at a critical level. There are five majors handicap for EFL teachers in developing students' academic character.  First, the curriculum does not integrate the academic character with the courses offered. Second, implementing academic character into the curriculum is time-consuming. Besides, teachers assume that their students can automatically apply academic character in their life without it should be integrated into the courses. Lastly, the teaching loads that teachers must do are enormous. Drawing from those problems, several recommendations are proposed: curriculum policy at the university level should be taken, providing a standard syllabus application, providing a simple evaluation system, and freeing EFL teachers from bureaucratic and administrative burdens. Furthermore, the current study has sounded the research result to university academic authority and recommended that the department embed students' academic character in learning and suggested the EFL teachers embed and assess students' academic character development through instructional practices.AbstrakStudi ini menyelidiki praktik instruksional guru English as a Foreign Language (EFL) dalam mengembangkan karakter akademik siswa. Kuesioner evaluasi diri dibagikan kepada 37 guru, dan 26 dikembalikan. Tujuh peserta Focus Group Discussion (FGD) dipilih berdasarkan ketersediaan mereka. Studi ini mengungkapkan bahwa guru EFL rata-rata memfasilitasi siswa untuk meningkatkan karakter akademis mereka dan menilai pengembangan karakter akademis siswa pada tingkat kritis. Ada lima jurusan yang menjadi kendala bagi guru EFL dalam mengembangkan karakter akademik siswa. Pertama, kurikulum tidak mengintegrasikan karakter akademik dengan mata kuliah yang ditawarkan. Kedua, menerapkan karakter akademik ke dalam kurikulum memakan waktu. Selain itu, guru beranggapan bahwa siswanya dapat secara otomatis menerapkan karakter akademik dalam kehidupannya tanpa perlu diintegrasikan ke dalam mata pelajaran. Terakhir, beban mengajar yang harus dilakukan guru sangat besar. Berangkat dari permasalahan tersebut, beberapa rekomendasi diusulkan: kebijakan kurikulum di tingkat universitas harus diambil, penyediaan penerapan silabus yang standar, penyediaan sistem evaluasi yang sederhana, dan membebaskan guru EFL dari beban birokrasi dan administrasi. Selanjutnya, penelitian ini telah menjajaki hasil penelitian kepada otoritas akademik universitas dan merekomendasikan agar departemen tersebut menanamkan karakter akademik siswa dalam pembelajaran dan menyarankan guru EFL untuk menanamkan dan menilai pengembangan karakter akademik siswa melalui praktik pembelajaran.How to Cite:  Hadiyanto. (2020).  Promoting EFL Students' Academic Character Through Instructional Practice in Revolution Industry 4.0. TARBIYA: Journal of Education in Muslim Society, 7(2), 167-182. doi:10.15408/tjems.v7i2.18998.

scholarly journals CHILDREN’S OPINION ON VEGETABLES CONSUMPTION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON SCHOOL-AGERS IN CITY OF SEMARANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Natalia Ratna Yulianti ◽  
Eka Wahyuningrum ◽  
Andri Kenti Gayatina ◽  
Meira Erawati
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Food Preparation ◽  
Single Family ◽  
New Form

(1) Background: It Is recommended that children consume adequate amount of vegetables. However, the problem still remained in every single family and community. Many studies to find out its causes have been done. Unfortunately, most of them were conducted on parents only. Little is known from children’s own perspective. Children’s perspective is important to help adults in choosing vegetables for the children. Thus, this study aimed to explore children’s opinion on vegetables consumption.; (2) Methods: Qualitative design was employed. Samples were selected using purposive technique sampling. Nine participants aged 6-12 years were interviewed in a focus group discussion. Data were analysed using qualitative data analysis by Miles and Huberman.; (3) Results: The FGD indicates three themes: why kids dislike vegetables, sort of vegetables which kids love to consume, reasons why kids want to eat vegetables.; (4) Conclusions: Health education and involving children in their own food preparation is promising way to improve vegetables intake. Further research is to develop a new form of health education and a program in which children are involved to choose and prepare their own vegetables.

scholarly journals The neoliberal myth of austerity: Debt and solidarity in the forefront of public space

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-330
Author(s):  
Andreas Vavvos ◽  
Sofia Triliva
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Political System ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People

A multitude of crises have ravaged Greece during the past six years. The ensuing austerity policies, imposed as antidotes, appear to have impacted people's lives gravely. The collapse of a failing social and political system led to the establishment of social solidarity initiatives. One of these initiatives is the Somateio Allilovoithias Ofeileton Rethymnou (SAOR-Network for the Mutual Assistance of Rethymno's Debtors). SAOR offers comradeship by activating citizens to build collective strength and to resist foreclosures actively. In this paper, we present the results of a qualitative study focusing on the lives of the people who are members of the network and are involved in deterring foreclosures. Eleven interviews and a focus group discussion provided by coalition members were analyzed using phenomenologically informed thematic analysis. Three superordinate themes were identified: 1) Living on the precipice: Shocked, hoodwinked and debt-ridden; 2) Mutual anger against the ‘betrayers' and the need for resistance; and 3) The national bankruptcy and unending deliberations regarding country's and the coalition's fate. These themes comprise a story entitled: The neoliberal myth of austerity: Indebted personhood in a bankrupt nation. Indebted citizens described the emotional collapse, the alienation, the feelings of solidarity they experienced and their anger toward politicians.

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.

KARAKTERISTIK SOSIAL EKONOMI DAN KEBIJAKAN MITIGASI KONFLIK MANUSIA-GAJAH DI RESORT BESITANG, TAMAN NASIONAL GUNUNG LEUSER (SOCIAL-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND POLICY FOR MITIGATION HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT AT BESITANG RESORT OF GUNUNG LEUSER NATIONAL P

Inovasi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Kuswanda
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Response Unit

Salah satu habitat gajah yang masih tersisa adalah Kawasan Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser (TNGL), terutama di wilayah Besitang. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi karakteristik sosial ekonomi, kepemilikan lahan, pemetaan wilayah dan mitigasi konflik manusia dengan gajah di Resort Besitang, TNGL. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan penyebaran kuesioner, wawancara dan Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Analisis data menggunakan tabel frekuensi dan analisa deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa wilayah yang memiliki potensi konflik gajah di Resort Besitang adalah Daerah Halaban, Aras Senapal, Sekundur, Bukit Selamat dan Bukit Mas dengan intensitas konflik rendah sampai tinggi. Penyebab utama konflik manusia dengan gajah adalah fragmentasi kawasan hutan,  ketidakpastian status lahan di daerah penyangga, pertumbuhan penduduk yang tinggi dan meningkatnya pendatang di wilayah Besitang, perambahan dan ilegal logging yang terus terjadi, minimnya kesadaran masyarakat dan peranan lembaga desa dalam mendukung konservasi gajah. Rekomendasi resolusi mitigasi konflik gajah diantaranya: 1) memperbaiki habitat gajah yang sudah terfragmentasi di dalam kawasan TNGL; 2) meningkatkan peran Tim CRU (Conservation Response Unit); 3) membentuk unit reaksi cepat penanganan konflik gajah dengan melibatkan para pihak; 4) menanam jenis tanaman yang tidak disukai dan dijauhi oleh gajah; 5) mereduksi ketergantungan masyarakat akan sistem pertanian yang membutuhkan lahan yang luas; 6) mengembangkan program untuk membantu peningkatan hasil panen; dan,  7) penyuluhan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman bahwa gajah merupakan bagian dari ekosistem yang harus lestari.   Kata kunci: gajah, konflik, habitat, Besitang, Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser

Komunikasi Pembangunan di Era Digital melalui e-Government dalam Pelayanan Publik dan Pemberdayaan

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Rili Windiasih
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Group Discussion

Perkembangan Teknologi informasi dan komunikasi di era globalisasi, demokratisasi dan desentralisasi sudah menjadi kebutuhan sekaligus tantangan khususnya bagi pemerintah daerah dalam komunikasi pembangunan untuk pelayanan publik dan pemberdayaan masyarakat. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif studi kasus, dengan pengumpulan data melalui dokumentasi, wawancara, pengamatan dan Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Subjek penelitian dipilih secara purposif yaitu pemerintah daerah di Eks-KaresidenanBanyumas Jawa Tengah, akademisi dan civil society. Penelitian dianalisis dengan analisis interaktif melalui reduksi data, penyajian data, penarikan kesimpuan dan verifikasi data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Pentingnya komunikasi pembangunan dengan media teknologi informasi dan komunikasi melalui e-Government untuk meningkatkan pelayanan publik yang baik, cepat dan responsif, adanya partisipasi aktif dari publik dan transparansi baik anggaran serta program pembangunan. (2) Perlunya mengantisipasi adanya kesenjangan teknologi informasisehingga membutuhkan peningkatan kompetensi sumber daya manusia di pemerintahan daerah dan publik, serta memperluas fasilitas akses jaringan informasi.Kata kunci: komunikasi pembangunan, pelayanan publik, partisipasi, teknologi informasi, transparansi 

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