scholarly journals Are grandparents raising grandchildren receiving the services they need?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-177
Author(s):  
Karleah Harris ◽  
Gifty Ashirifi ◽  
Charlene Harris ◽  
Jonathan Trauth
Keyword(s):  
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Custodial Grandparents ◽  
Family Stress Theory ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Grandparent Caregivers ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Late Stages

Grandparents play an important role in the upbringing of grandchildren and face increased levels of stress. Using family stress theory, the present study examined the effectiveness of service programs for grandparents raising grandchildren. Data were collected through focus group interviews and audiotaped from a sample of four custodial grandparents living in Ohio U.S.A. To better understand grandparents that are raising their grandchildren, we asked the following questions: 1) What support is needed for grandparents raising grandchildren? 2) At what stage is the support needed: beginning, middle or late stages of caregiving? 3) What are grandparent caregivers’ perceptions of service programs? The audiotape was transcribed verbatim and analyzed for themes relevant to the research questions. The findings from these questions are examined and implications discussed.

Perceived relevance of tasks in organic chemistry by preservice chemistry teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanda Hermanns
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Perceived Relevance

AbstractIn this article the development, use and evaluation of tasks in organic chemistry is discussed. These tasks are designed following the concept of school-related content knowledge. In this study the perceived relevance of these new tasks by preservice chemistry teachers was evaluated. Of special interest was the question how new tasks should be designed to be perceived as relevant; are some features of the tasks more suitable than others? To answer all research questions a mixed methods study was conducted. To understand the students’ rating of the new tasks by using questionnaires, in addition focus group interviews were conducted. The suitability of these new tasks for use in written exams was also evaluated. The results show that the students perceived the tasks as relevant for their future profession if they included contents of the school curriculum, realistic situations and were personalized. They perceived the new tasks also as relevant for practicing skills in communication and explanations.

In Their Own Words: Exploring the Phenomenological Field of a Sample of Employed Persons Who Are Deaf in Barbados

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Stacey Blackman ◽  
Donna-Maria Maynard
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Attitudinal Barriers ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies

AbstractAn estimated 14,000 persons who are deaf (PWAD) reside in Barbados, many of whom are believed to live below the poverty line. Data on the employment status of PWAD in Barbados is sparse; this research seeks to fill a gap in the literature and inform social policy. Qualitative methodologies were utilized to understand how participation in the labour market influences the lives of PWAD in Barbados. The current research seeks to inquire into the phenomenological field of five persons who are deaf through a multiple case study strategy using focus group interviews. Data were analysed to derive themes common across participants and ecological systems theory was used to understand how PWAD cope in the world of work. The following research questions are addressed in an attempt to capture the unique perspectives of PWAD: (1) What are the experiences of persons who are deaf and employed? and (2) How does having a disability impact the lives of PWAD? The data revealed a relationship between environmental stressors such as attitudinal barriers and discrimination in the workplace and their psychological and behavioural impact in the form of resignation, frustration, isolation and creative coping among PWAD.

Depression and Caregiver Mastery in Grandfathers Caring for Their Grandchildren

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey R. Kolomer ◽  
Philip McCallion
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Grandparent Caregivers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Formal Services ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Status Differences

Kin caregiving research tends to focus on the experiences of grandmothers. Often unnoticed and underserved are grandfathers who also take on this responsibility. Here, two groups of grandfathers participated in focus group interviews to discuss their experiences as caregivers to their grandchildren. Common themes for the grandfathers were the feeling of missing freedom, experiencing child rearing differently now than they had with their own children, and fear of what would happen to the children should their health fail. Thirty-three grandfathers also answered questions about themselves; their grandchild; need, use, and satisfaction with formal services; depression; and caregiving mastery. A sample of 33 grandmothers selected from a previous study was matched to the grandfathers on age, race, and marital status. Differences in depressive symptoms between the grandfathers and grandmothers were statistically significant. There was no statistically significant difference between the grandparent caregivers on caregiving mastery. These findings suggest that there may be differences in the impact of caregiving for grandmothers and grandfathers. These differences should be further investigated.

Reciprocal Peer Interviewing

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Porter ◽  
Sheila M Neysmith ◽  
Marge Reitsma-Street ◽  
Stephanie Baker Collins
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Interview Process ◽  
Brief Training ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Significant Opportunity

Feminist researchers are acutely aware of the difficulties facing researchers as they try to bridge social locational differences between interviewer and interviewee. What we call reciprocal peer interviewing offers a significant opportunity for interviewees to speak in their own voice and exercise control over the interview process. This paper reports on the application of this method to a study of women's contributions to provisioning within a low-income community. It involves women interviewing each other in dyads after both underwent a brief training session. The celebratory dinner that proceeded the interview session had complementary effects but is not integral to the method. Comparable in some ways to focus group interviews, this method provided space for women to co-construct their experiences in response to the research questions. The qualities of the text produced through this dialogical form of active interviewing are illustrated and evaluated. Also examined are issues of interpretation and representation.

Femininities in teaching: dialectic of self and others

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Ramezanzadeh ◽  
Seyyed Mohammadreza Adel ◽  
Ahmad Reza Eghtesadi
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose Purpose – The present study based on grounded theory explores the gender identity development of 40 Iranian female EFL teachers teaching at Iranian universities to examine how these women’s gender identity as part of their broader personal identity is developing through actions and inter-actions resulting from their job. Design/methodology/approach Design/methodology/approach–A grounded theory study including theoretical sampling and constant comparison was conducted to address our main research questions. Data were gathered through online focus group interviews, online, asynchronous, in-depth interviews, and reflective memos. Collected data were analyzed through open, axial, and selective coding techniques. Findings Findings – The results of the analysis of data led to the emergence of the final core theme of dialectic of self and others. Participants were in constant conflict of being a true woman, a woman behind the mask of a man, and a human wearing no gender. Originality/value Originality/value –The paper provides a new portrait of gender identity development in line with Wenger’s (1998) communities of practice demonstrating multidimensionality and complexity of femininities. Such a study can shed light on challenges, experiences, and expectations of women working outside the home.

scholarly journals User Involvement of People with Mild Disabilities in Technology Innovations: Does It Make a Difference?

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-151
Author(s):  
Anita Borch ◽  
Pål Strandbakken
Keyword(s):  
User Involvement ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Mild Disabilities ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Innovation Processes

In this study, we explored the role of people with mild forms of visual, hearing, physical, and cognitive impairments in innovation processes. Our research questions are: do the product evaluations by people with mild disabilities differ from those given by people without reported disabilities? If so, how? The analysis is based on eight focus group interviews conducted in Norway in 2016, in which 60 participants were asked to evaluate 11 energy-efficient product ideas. Four of the focus groups (two of men and two of women) were recruited based on the criteria of being mildly disabled. The remaining groups (two of men and two of women) had no such clause. The research results are ambiguous, indicating that the evaluations of new innovation by mildly disabled people correspond with those made by people without reported disabilities in some aspects and differ in others. However, the small size of the sample studied in this article suggests that the research results must be regarded as preliminary. Overall, the study reveals some interesting observations to be confirmed and disconfirmed in further research.

Management Strategy for Distributing Questionnaires and Interview Guidelines in the Research Data Collection Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Po. Abas Sunarya ◽  
George Iwan Marantika ◽  
Adam Faturahman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Good Management ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Group Interviews

Writing can mean lowering or describing graphic symbols that describe a languageunderstood by someone. For a researcher, management of research preparation is a veryimportant step because this step greatly determines the success or failure of all researchactivities. Before a person starts with research activities, he must make a written plan commonlyreferred to as the management of research data collection. In the process of collecting researchdata, of course we can do the management of questionnaires as well as the preparation ofinterview guidelines to disseminate and obtain accurate information. With the arrangement ofplanning and conducting interviews: the ethics of conducting interviews, the advantages anddisadvantages of interviews, the formulation of interview questions, the schedule of interviews,group and focus group interviews, interviews using recording devices, and interview bias.making a questionnaire must be designed with very good management by giving to theinformation needed, in accordance with the problem and all that does not cause problems at thestage of analysis and interpretation.

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