Group Name: The Ruthless Researchers (Desire Davis, Odette Alvarez, Kurt Adler, Noah Poirson, Emmanuela Cirius) Topic: Focus Groups The advantages of Focus groups: • “Focus groups are form of group interview that capitalizes on communication between research participants in order to generate data.” (Kitzinger) • Focus groups allows the participants the respond to the researcher and their peers (Vogt) • Focus groups are a safe environment and it creates a close knit safe environment. • Normally 5-10 people (small) The disadvantages of focus groups: • Some groups are not able to be formed due to the topic at hand (i.e. social phobias) • Some focus groups may include personal topics people are not willing to share which puts a restraint on the conversation. Citations: Edgar, S.1, mailto:susan.edgar@nd.edu.au, and W.1 Gibson. "Student Feedback On Learning And Teaching: The Value Of Focus Groups." Focus On Health Professional Education (2204-7662) 17.1 (2016): 81-84. Education Source. Web. 14 Feb. 2017. Kitzinger, Jenny. "The methodology of focus groups: the importance of interaction between research participants." Sociology of health & illness 16.1 (1994): 103-121. Morgan, David L. "Focus groups." Annual review of sociology 22.1 (1996): 129-152. Vogt, Dawne S., Daniel W. King, and Lynda A. King. "Focus Groups In Psychological Assessment: Enhancing Content Validity By Consulting Members Of The Target Population." Psychological Assessment 16.3 (2004): 231-243. ERIC. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.
Obsessed with Success: Rachel, Suchely, Karla, Jason, Luke Interviews - An interview is a method of collecting data in which quantitative or qualitative questions can be asked. - Interviews are generally used in qualitative research. - Limited on amount of people that can be interviewed for the research. - They are mostly useful when centered around understanding experiences, opinions, attitudes, values, and processes. - In structured interviews, each participant is asked the same questions using the same wording and in the same order as all the other participants. - An unstructured interview often starts with a broad, open question concerning the area of study, with subsequent questions dependent on the participant's responses. - Semi-structured interviews can be flexible, with open-ended questions and the chance to explore issues that arise spontaneously. - Techniques to a good interview: listening carefully, ask the right questions, prepare for follow up questions, encourage participants to expand about the research topic, keep control of the interview to minimize long winded responses, irrelevant remarks, and getting sidetracked, refrain from interrupting the interviewee, be aware of body language.
Jong, Young Ok, and Chae Kwan Jung. "The Development of Interview Techniques in Language Studies: Facilitating the Researchers' Views on Interactive Encounters." English Language Teaching 8.7 (2015): 30.
unn, Amanda, Nick Fox, and Nigel Mathers. "Using in a Research Project." Trent Focus for Research and Development in Primary Health Care (1998): n. pag. Trent Focus Group, 2002. Web. 14 Feb. 2017. .
Hey class, if you are considering using interviews in your research i highly recommend this link! It is written specifically for research project interviews and I believe it's very insightful and could definitely help improve your interview process, worth the read!
The GROATs Brian Musa Justin Froehlich Bronson Heath Ellis Adedoyin
Textual analysis is interpreting the text to obtain a sense of knowledge and to make claims or stances on that particular subject.
Textual analysis on a text is when we make an educated guess at some of the most likely interpretations that might be made of that text.
It is also the ability to analyze, identify, and classify textual or statistical information.
”When we perform textual analysis on a text, we make an educated guess at some of the most likely interpretations that might be made of that text.” Textual analysis is a way to gather data and dive into the communication within the text, rather than the structure of the content. “We interpret texts (films, television programs, magazines, advertisements, clothes, graffiti, and so on) in order to try and obtain a sense of the ways in which, in particular cultures at particular times, people make sense of the world around them.” The goal is to look deeper into a text to find more implicit social meanings.
Common Textual Analysis Errors are: * including irrelevant ideas from the text * inserting your own opinions * omitting key relevant information from the text
Group Name: The Ruthless Researchers (Desire Davis, Odette Alvarez, Kurt Adler, Noah Poirson, Emmanuela Cirius)
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The advantages of Focus groups:
• “Focus groups are form of group interview that capitalizes on communication between research participants in order to generate data.” (Kitzinger)
• Focus groups allows the participants the respond to the researcher and their peers (Vogt)
• Focus groups are a safe environment and it creates a close knit safe environment.
• Normally 5-10 people (small)
The disadvantages of focus groups:
• Some groups are not able to be formed due to the topic at hand (i.e. social phobias)
• Some focus groups may include personal topics people are not willing to share which puts a restraint on the conversation.
Citations:
Edgar, S.1, mailto:susan.edgar@nd.edu.au, and W.1 Gibson. "Student Feedback On Learning And Teaching: The Value Of Focus Groups." Focus On Health Professional Education (2204-7662) 17.1 (2016): 81-84. Education Source. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.
Kitzinger, Jenny. "The methodology of focus groups: the importance of interaction between research participants." Sociology of health & illness 16.1 (1994): 103-121.
Morgan, David L. "Focus groups." Annual review of sociology 22.1 (1996): 129-152.
Vogt, Dawne S., Daniel W. King, and Lynda A. King. "Focus Groups In Psychological Assessment: Enhancing Content Validity By Consulting Members Of The Target Population." Psychological Assessment 16.3 (2004): 231-243. ERIC. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.
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- An interview is a method of collecting data in which quantitative or qualitative questions can be asked.
- Interviews are generally used in qualitative research.
- Limited on amount of people that can be interviewed for the research.
- They are mostly useful when centered around understanding experiences, opinions, attitudes, values, and processes.
- In structured interviews, each participant is asked the same questions using the same wording and in the same order as all the other participants.
- An unstructured interview often starts with a broad, open question concerning the area of study, with subsequent questions dependent on the participant's responses.
- Semi-structured interviews can be flexible, with open-ended questions and the chance to explore issues that arise spontaneously.
- Techniques to a good interview: listening carefully, ask the right questions, prepare for follow up questions, encourage participants to expand about the research topic, keep control of the interview to minimize long winded responses, irrelevant remarks, and getting sidetracked, refrain from interrupting the interviewee, be aware of body language.
Doody 0, Noonan M (2013) Preparing and conducting interviews to collect data. Nurse Researcher. 20, 5, 28-32.
DeleteRowley, Jennifer. "Conducting Research Interviews." Management Research Review 35.3/4 (2012): 260-271. Business Source Premier. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.
DeleteJong, Young Ok, and Chae Kwan Jung. "The Development of Interview Techniques in Language Studies: Facilitating the Researchers' Views on Interactive Encounters." English Language Teaching 8.7 (2015): 30.
Deleteunn, Amanda, Nick Fox, and Nigel Mathers. "Using in a Research Project." Trent Focus for Research and Development in Primary Health Care (1998): n. pag. Trent Focus Group, 2002. Web. 14 Feb. 2017. .
DeleteHey class, if you are considering using interviews in your research i highly recommend this link! It is written specifically for research project interviews and I believe it's very insightful and could definitely help improve your interview process, worth the read!
The GROATs
ReplyDeleteBrian Musa
Justin Froehlich
Bronson Heath
Ellis Adedoyin
Textual analysis is interpreting the text to obtain a sense of knowledge and to make claims or stances on that particular subject.
Textual analysis on a text is when we make an educated
guess at some of the most likely interpretations that might be made of that text.
It is also the ability to analyze, identify, and classify textual or statistical information.
”When we perform textual analysis on a text, we make an educated guess at some of the most likely interpretations that might be made of that text.” Textual analysis is a way to gather data and dive into the communication within the text, rather than the structure of the content. “We interpret texts (films, television programs, magazines, advertisements, clothes, graffiti, and so on) in order to try and obtain a sense of the ways in which, in particular cultures at particular times, people make sense of the world around them.” The goal is to look deeper into a text to find more implicit social meanings.
Common Textual Analysis Errors are:
* including irrelevant ideas from the text
* inserting your own opinions
* omitting key relevant information from the text
McKee, Alan. Textual Analysis: A Beginner's Guide. London: Sage Publ., 2005. Web.
UTEP, Owen M Williamson -. "How to Write a Text Analysis." How to Write a Text Analysis. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.
"What Is Textual Analysis?" What Is Textual Analysis? - SAGE Research Methods. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2017.
Frary, Robert B. "Hints for Designing Effective Questionnaires." Virginia Polytechnical Institute, Nov. 1996. Web. 17 Feb. 2017.
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