scholarly journals The Study of Factors Affecting Grade X Students’ Learning Outcomes in History Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 50-64
Author(s):  
Tandin .
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Learning History ◽  
Group Interviews

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting the learning of grade ten students’ history. The study sample consisted of 165 students and 18 teachers from four secondary schools under Paro Dzongkhag. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analysed. Questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale was used for the quantitative data collection and focus group interviews were used for the qualitative data collection. Quantitative data analysis was done using mean scores and standard deviation. The content of the focus group interviews was transcribed and thematic analysis was conducted on the transcript. The results of the study revealed that the learning of history in grade ten students were affected most by the school related factors such as curriculum, teachers, teaching techniques and resources. Non-school factors like students’ attitude, and parental support had very less effect in learning history by grade ten students.

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.

scholarly journals Voices We Forget—Danish Students Experience of Returning to School Following Parental Bereavement

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Lytje
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Return To School ◽  
Parental Bereavement ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Academic Challenges ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Returning To School

This study explores how Danish students experience returning to school following parental bereavement. Eighteen focus group interviews with 39 participants aged 9 to 17 years were conducted. All participants had experienced the loss of a primary caregiver. Data collection was divided into two phases. In Phase I, 22 participants from four grief groups were interviewed 4 times over the course of a year. During Phase II, confirmatory focus groups were undertaken with the 17 participants. This article explores findings related to the four themes of initial school response, long-term support, challenges within the class, and academic challenges. The study found that (a) students struggle to reconnect with classmates following the return to school and often feel alone, (b) schools fail to have guidelines in place for what they are allowed to do if becoming sad the class, and (c) schools seem to forget their loss as time passes.

scholarly journals Mixed-method investigation of health consumers’ perception and experience of participation in patient safety activities

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e035831
Author(s):  
Nam-Ju Lee ◽  
Shinae Ahn ◽  
Miseon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Patient Participation ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Healthcare Environment ◽  
Health Consumers ◽  
Group Interviews

ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine the factors influencing patient safety behaviours and to explore health customers’ experiences of patient participation in the healthcare system.DesignA mixed-method sequential explanatory design was employed using a survey and focus group interviews with health consumers.SettingThe study was conducted in South Korea using an online survey tool.ParticipantsSurvey data were collected from 493 Korean adults, aged 19 years or older, who had visited hospitals within the most recent 1 year. Focus group interviews were conducted in two groups of six participants each among those of the survey participants who agreed to participate in focus groups.Main outcome measuresThe survey measured the recognition of the importance of participation, extent of willingness to participate and experience of engaging in patient safety activities using a 4-point Likert scale. Qualitative data were collected through focus group interviews to explore health consumers’ experience of patient participation in hospital care, and the data were analysed using content analysis.ResultsThe average score for experience of participation in patient safety behaviours (2.13±0.63) was found to be lower than those of recognition of the importance of participation (3.27±0.51) and willingness to participate (2.62±0.52). By integrating the results of the quantitative and qualitative data analysis, the factors associated with the experience of engaging in healthcare behaviour included patient-related factors, illness-related factors, factors involving relationship between patients and healthcare providers, and healthcare environment factors.ConclusionsTo improve patient participation, it is necessary to create a healthcare environment in which patients can speak comfortably and to provide an education programme reflecting the patients’ needs. Also, healthcare providers must consider patients as partners for patient safety. Shared decision-making procedures and patient-centred care and patient safety policies should be established in hospitals.

Factors affecting professional ethics development in students: A qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 461-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Dehghani
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
The South ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis ◽  
Group Interviews

Background:Ethics development is one of the most important aspects of professional practice in health sciences students. Understanding factors affecting ethics development can enhance clinical and professional performance in students.Objective:This study was conducted to explore students’ perceptions about factors affecting professional ethics development.Research design:This study is a conventional content analysis. Data were collected through 20 semi-structured interviews and two focus group interviews (12 students) during 2017–2018. Data were analyzed concurrently with data gathering, using the conventional content analysis approach of Graneheim and Lundman.Participants and research context:In total, 8 students of nursing, 5 medical students, 4 students of anesthesia and 3 operating room students in individual interviews, and 12 students in two focus group interviews from one university in the south of Iran were selected through purposive sampling.Ethical considerations:The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of one university in the south of Iran.Findings:The findings revealed two themes: personal and background factors. Personal factors consisted of the two categories of individual motivation and tendencies and interpersonal interactions. Background factors consisted of the two categories of role and function of teachers and environmental agents.Discussion and conclusions:According to the findings, both background and individual factors affect development of professional ethics in students. Understanding these factors along with reinforcement of educational planning in this field can improve healthcare services.

scholarly journals Investigating dementia literacy among community-dwelling adults and older adults in Macau: A mixed methods study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela YM Leung ◽  
Cindy S. U Leong ◽  
Pak Leng Cheong ◽  
Alice S. M. Tsang ◽  
Bernice O. C. Lam Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract Background: As population ageing and dementia incidence continue to increase worldwide, health systems are urged to empower the public to address factors related to dementia. This study aims to assess Macau citizens’ knowledge of dementia, attitudes towards persons with dementia, and help-seeking behaviours and intention toward dementia.Methods: This is a mixed-methods study with both quantitative (cross-sectional survey) and qualitative components (focus group interviews). The Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) and Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS) were utilized in the quantitative data collection, whereas focus group interviews were employed to gather context-specific understanding of dementia in the local setting. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used to analyze quantitative data, while content analysis was used for qualitative data.Results: The overall level of knowledge on dementia was low (ADKS mean total score = 17.38, SD = 3.31), with the least amount of knowledge in the caregiving domain. Meanwhile, attitudes toward persons with dementia was generally positive (mean [SD] = 89.07 [11.99]). Many of the focus group participants were also uncertain regarding the availability of dementia services in the region. The general public was interested to obtain dementia information through social media.Conclusions: Efforts should be made to build up dementia literacy in Macau, especially in terms of caregiving. Information about dementia could be disseminated in social media and by healthcare professionals.

Exploring The Factors Affecting The Employees’ Productivity: A Case Study Of Selected SMEs In Lahore

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-216
Author(s):  
Summera Arshad ◽  
Syeda Zain Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Group Interviews

Every company strives to improve the productivity of the employees so that it can increase its revenues. Several studies have conducted to find the factors that can influence the productivity of the employees. This study explored the factors that that can affect the productivity of the employees in selected SMEs of Lahore. Focus group interviews were conducted to gather the data and open-ended questions were asked of employees. Study finds that productivity is affected by cooperation between colleagues, discrimination, and harassment. Moreover, it is also affected by work-life imbalance. It has also been explored that productivity is affected by financial rewards and unbiased evaluations. It is important for the companies to focus on these issues so that productivity of the employees can be improved.

Organizational factors affecting smoking at work: Results from focus group interviews with smokers and ex-smokers

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Gearhart Pucci ◽  
Bo J. A. Haglund
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Group Interviews

Mass tourists and destination interaction avoidance

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Jung Lee ◽  
Hugh Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

The concept of the environmental bubble was introduced by Cohen to describe the ‘psychological comfort’ sought by mass tourists. However, there has been little empirical research to investigate the underlying structure of this construct. This study provides insight into the psychological motivations of those who choose mass tourism and provides a scale, named Tourist Interaction Avoidance, which measures the extent to which tourists seek to avoid uncertainty during their trips and can be used as a predictor of travel style. A sequential mixed methods research design was adopted with qualitative data collected through focus group interviews followed by a self-completion survey to collect the quantitative data. The findings identify three underlying components: ‘protection’, ‘food’ and ‘avoidance’. These provide deeper understanding of the needs of tourists from South Korea by identifying the three components that underpin the dimension and provide a means to measure individual tourist preferences.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Classes VII and VIII Science towards Enhancing the Learning of Class IX Physics

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Norbu Wangdi ◽  
Yeshi Dema
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Science Textbook ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Science Textbooks ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

This study aims to find out the effectiveness of classes VII and VIII science towards enhancing the learning of class IX physics. The sample of the study consists of 130 students and 12 science teachers of three secondary schools. The collection of data were administered using survey questionnaires and focus group interviews. The quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS and the interview data was coded based on themes. The study revealed that the basic concepts of class IX physics is already introduced in classes VII and VIII science textbooks. However, students face difficulties in understanding class IX physics. The study suggest that when three separate sciences are combined into a single science textbook, some concepts were not covered in detail. Therefore, the study recommends Ministry of Education, Bhutan to work towards developing bifurcated science: Physics, Chemistry and Biology for classes VII and VIII.

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