scholarly journals How-To Data Collection Series: The Evolution of the Focused Discussion Group: From Non-Participant to One of the Crew

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Calderón
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Discussion Group ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Data Collector ◽  
Participant Observer ◽  
Sociocultural Background ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

This article is part of The Weekly Qualitative Report's occasional series on "How-To Collect Qualitative Data." The qualitative data collection method described is that of focused discussion groups (FDG's). This method involves the moderator, or scripter as is the preferred term in focused discussion groups, to move beyond that of a non-participant data collector to that of an engaged participant-observer, observer-participant who is willing to get into the discussion with the participants and to provide accurate information to them while prodding them to discuss the topic in increasingly personally meaningful ways. Focused discussion groups are particularly helpful for working with marginalized, under-resourced populations around issues of health and poverty. Optimally, the scripter would share the sociocultural background of the participants.

Methods and Processes for District-Wide Literacy Evaluation

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-47
Author(s):  
Salika A. Lawrence ◽  
Minkie O. English
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Data Collection Methods ◽  
Level Information ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Collection Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

This study examined how quantitative and qualitative data collection methods helped evaluators learn about classroom, school, and district level practices during a school district evaluation. Findings indicate (a) qualitative methods provide more accurate information about micro level, every day practices, while macro level data are useful for comparative, cross-context review of practice to inform program and/or administrative decisions; and (b) comprehensive evaluation of literacy programs require stakeholders to collaborate across the spectrum, working with a wide range of varied data collection processes at both macro and micro levels. Dove-tailing quantitative and qualitative data collection methods can reveal macro level information about practice that can align with micro level classroom-based practice or reveal discrepancies across contexts. Recommendations are identified for collecting data and developing an action plan with stakeholders.

scholarly journals Traditional Omani Crafts Approaches To Identity

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 566-578
Author(s):  
Badar Mohammed Almamari ◽  
Fakhriya Al-Yahayai ◽  
Mohammed Alamri
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

The purpose of this study is to identify how landscapes, places, and geographical forms of land influenced craft making identity by addressing Omani crafts enterprises in urban and rural areas. This has been done by interviewing local craftspeople and analysing their responses as a qualitative data collection method using open-ended questions to seek reliability and credibility in the study. The interviews in this research were mostly conducted with participants belonging to ten enterprises under the management of the Public Authority for Crafts Industries (PACI), Department of Art Education and the Handcrafts Centre. Consequently, this study highlights the importance of studying the influence of landscapes, places, and geographical forms in shaping local people's crafts identity by investigating their craft industries in rural and urban areas.

scholarly journals Experimenting with ZMET: Issues and adaptions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tauheed Ahmad Ramjaun
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Data Collection Method ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

This paper is aimed at academic researchers considering the adoption of the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique (ZMET) as a qualitative data collection method. It is meant to warn about the practical difficulties and challenges that the inexperienced ZMET researcher might face on the field. It argues that while the use of ZMET can allow for a deeper exploration of issues with participants, there could be potential challenges and issues that a novice ZMET researcher could face. Several recommendations are provided on potential adaptions to the technique based on the author’s own experience.

scholarly journals Dokumentasi Peralatan Budaya Makan Sirih ‘Selapa’ Etnik Bajau Sama’, di Kota Belud ~ The Documentation of ‘Selapa’, Betel Leaf Eating Culture Equipment of Bajau Sama’ Ethnic in Kota Belud

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAYANG NADIA MAWI ◽  
HUMIN JUSILIN
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Raw Data ◽  
Data Collection Method ◽  
Betel Leaf ◽  
Erwin Panofsky ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

Masyarakat Bajau Sama’ di Kota Belud masih mengamalkan tradisi makan sirih. Kajian ini berfokus kepada budaya makan sirih yang digambarkan melalui peralatan budaya yang digunakan. Aspek reka bentuk, motif dan corak dikenal pasti dalam konsep peralatan budaya yang menyimpan mesej dan nilai murni dalam masyarakat. Istilah selapa digunakan etnik Bajau Sama’ merujuk kepada peralatan budaya ini. Umumnya, komponen pelengkap sesebuah selapa tradisional terdiri daripada anak lapa/cupu, kelekati dan gusu yang masing-masing diperbuat daripada bahan logam. Sesebuah selapa yang dilengkapi ramuan piak sirih dipercayai sangat berkait rapat dengan falsafah kehidupan masyarakat.Memandangkan peralatan budaya makan sirih amat rencam, maka kajian ini berusaha mendokumentasi peralatan dan makna budaya penggunaan selapa dalam etnik Bajau Sama’ Kota Belud. Kajian juga berusaha untuk menginterpretasi makna dan kaitan penggunaan selapa terhadap adat dan budaya. Kajian yang bersifat kualitatif ini adalah untuk mendapatkan data dan sumber secara terus di lapangan. Maklumat kajian sebahagian besar diperoleh daripada responden yang mengamalkan tradisi makan sirih dan pengumpul peralatan budaya. Data kajian dianalisis menggunakan Pendekatan Erwin Panofsky (1955) yang menekankan aspek ikonografi, deskripsi dan pengklasifikasian. Nilai-nilai budaya makan sirih bukan sahaja dipaparkan melalui konsep visual tetapi dapat dinyatakan melalui perlakuan makan sirih dalam kalangan masyarakat Bajau di Kota Belud.The Bajau Sama community in Kota Belud still practices the betel leaf-eating tradition. This research focuses on the culture of eating betel leaf, which is described through the use of cultural equipment. The aspects of design, motives and patterns are identified in the cultural equipment, which stores unique messages and positive attributes of the community. The term of selapa is used by the Bajau Sama’ to refer to the equipment used for consuming betel leaf. Generally, the main components of a traditional selapa consist of lapa/cupu, kelekati and gusu which are made of metal. Selapa, which consists of sireh plak ingredient, is believed to be very close to the community’s lifestyle philosophy. Since there are many ways of eating betel leaf, this research focuses on documenting the equipment and the meaning behind the culture of using selapa by the Bajau Sama’ ethnic of Kota Belud. This research also aims to interpret the meaning and relationship of using selapa with regard to the customs and culture of the community. A qualitative data collection method was employed during the fieldwork to collect raw data and other resources. Most of the information in this research was gathered from respondents who eat betel leaf and collect antique selapa equipment. The data was analysed using Erwin Panofsky Approach (1955) which emphasizes the iconographic aspect, description and classificatory. The values of the betel leaf-eating culture are not only visually presented but also interpreted ithrough the practice of betel leaf-eating culture among the Bajau community in Kota Belud.

Methods and Processes for District-Wide Literacy Evaluation

2020 ◽  
pp. 443-468
Author(s):  
Salika A. Lawrence ◽  
Minkie O. English
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Data Collection Methods ◽  
Level Information ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Collection Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

This study examined how quantitative and qualitative data collection methods helped evaluators learn about classroom, school, and district level practices during a school district evaluation. Findings indicate (a) qualitative methods provide more accurate information about micro level, every day practices, while macro level data are useful for comparative, cross-context review of practice to inform program and/or administrative decisions; and (b) comprehensive evaluation of literacy programs require stakeholders to collaborate across the spectrum, working with a wide range of varied data collection processes at both macro and micro levels. Dove-tailing quantitative and qualitative data collection methods can reveal macro level information about practice that can align with micro level classroom-based practice or reveal discrepancies across contexts. Recommendations are identified for collecting data and developing an action plan with stakeholders.

scholarly journals English Major Students’ Perceptions of Using Animated Cartoons on English Vocabulary Knowledge of Rare Words in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 311-320
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farriz Aziz ◽  
Kamariah Yunus ◽  
Fatihah Nazmi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Data Collection Method ◽  
English Major ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

The rapid developments throughout language technologies have catered tremendous chances for learning and teaching vocabulary in second language learning. The development of vocabulary knowledge does not merely oscillate in academic vocabulary, high frequency vocabulary and technical vocabulary, English major students should also need to learn low-frequency vocabulary or rare vocabulary which enhance their language proficiency. In order to accommodate students with vocabulary knowledge of rare words, it should come with the best resort of teaching technique that can help them to learn in a meaningful way. One of the rarely used multimedia tools is animated cartoons. This paper aims at exploring the students’ perceptions of using animated cartoons in improving their English vocabulary knowledge of rare words in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Terengganu. Employing a semi-structured interview, the qualitative data collection method was conducted. Employing the qualitative data collection method, semi-structured interviews were conducted to six students who learned vocabulary using animated cartoons to obtain their perceptions towards these multimedia materials in improving the English vocabulary knowledge of rare words. The results of semi-structured interviews highlighted the positive responses from the students who preferred animated cartoons as these materials in improving their English vocabulary knowledge of rare words. In conclusion, this study contributes to the current literature on English vocabulary learning of rare words by exposing and underlining the impacts of animated cartoons which provide opportunities for students to encounter a conducive technological-based learning environment.

scholarly journals The Headmaster Leadership Style on Junior High School: A Qualitative Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Handayani Suhelmi ◽  
GistituatiNurhizrah Nurhizrah ◽  
Yahya Yahya
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

The purpose of this research is to describe the leadership style of Junior High School. This research focused on the leadership style of the headmaster, communication with the teachers, employees and the improved teachers’ performance. This research was conducted at Junior High School and used qualitative data collection method with one headmaster of junior high school and 10 teachers. This research used observation, interview and documentation study. The result shows that the headmaster of Junior High School had done the leadership duty very well; by used democratic and transformational style, and authoritarian if needed. The subject always tried to improve teachers’ maximum performance, communicated efficiently and interactively. Then, there are some major role in the school’s improvement and achievements, either academic or non academic. It became the proof that there is a relationship between maximum teacher performance and student achievement at Junior High School. From this research results, there were suggested that headmaster need to maintain and improve the school’s quality. 

Transcription as a Key Phase of Data Analysis in Qualitative Research: Experience from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Field Methods ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1525822X2198948
Author(s):  
Adeagbo Oluwafemi ◽  
S. Xulu ◽  
N. Dlamini ◽  
M. Luthuli ◽  
T. Mhlongo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Collection Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

Transforming spoken words into written text in qualitative research is a vital step in familiarizing and immersing oneself in the data. We share a three-step approach of how data transcription facilitated an interpretative act of analysis in a study using qualitative data collection methods on the barriers and facilitators of HIV testing and treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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