scholarly journals Keskustelunanalyysi ja fokusryhmien diskursiivinen tutkimus

2018 ◽  
pp. 114-136
Author(s):  
Melisa Stevanovic ◽  
Elina Weiste
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Social World ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Group Members

We introduce a focus-group approach where we draw on a combination of discursive focus-group research and conversation analysis. We explore how the analysis of focus-group talk may attend equally to the content of the group members’ talk and to the interactional dynamics of that talk. Essentially, we propose that the notions of social praxis and action allow researchers to consider focus-group data as a window to the social world that pre-exists the focus-group encounter. However, this world is accessible to the researcher only through the local organization of action in the encounter, which needs to be taken as the priority of analysis. In eliciting maximally spontaneous and minimally interview-led talk around the research topic, we demonstrate the fruitfulness of using stimulus material in the research encounters. The end part of the paper consists of examples of data analysis, through which we illustrate our approach.

scholarly journals Joint Stories and Layered Tales: Support, Contradiction and Me aning Construction in Focus Group Research

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Kosny
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Group Methods ◽  
Meaning Creation ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Group Members

This paper uses focus group data about women’s work experiences gathered in five Canadian east coast communities to examine some of the strengths and weakness associated with focus group research. I explore the case made against the use of focus group methods and the basis for some of the critiques aimed at focus group research. By examining the evolving discussions between focus group members, it is possible to understand some of the benefits of group-talk, including the creation of a unique opportunity for interaction, joint meaning creation and contradiction.

scholarly journals Analysing group interaction in focus group research: Impact on content and the role of the moderator

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Grønkjær ◽  
Tine Curtis ◽  
Charlotte De Crespigny ◽  
Charlotte Delmar
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Group Interaction ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
The Impact

Interaction between group participants is considered the distinct advantage and hallmark of focus group research. It is therefore necessary to include the social interaction dynamics in analysing focus group data. Little information is however available on analysis of the social interaction in the group and the analytical outcome for the content of the data. This paper contributes to the discussion of the value of participant interaction in focus group research by analysing sequences of interaction collected recently during a research project. This project utilized focus groups to investigate the perceptions and meanings of alcohol use in Denmark. As a frame for analysing group interaction, elements of conversation analysis were used. The aim of this paper is to illustrate group interaction and its impact on the content of focus group data, and highlight the role and some of the challenges posed by group interaction for moderating the focus group discussion. The interaction analyses led to the construction of four interactional events: Negotiating and constructing normality in interaction, disagreement and/or consensus, homogeneity and the impact on interaction and content, and coming to and making sense of a dead-end (including the risk of hierarchical issues). The interactional events are followed by considerations on the impact they may have on the role of the moderator.

scholarly journals What Influences Saturation? Estimating Sample Sizes in Focus Group Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1483-1496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique M. Hennink ◽  
Bonnie N. Kaiser ◽  
Mary Beth Weber
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Degree Of Saturation ◽  
Sample Sizes ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Group Stratification

Saturation is commonly used to determine sample sizes in qualitative research, yet there is little guidance on what influences saturation. We aimed to assess saturation and identify parameters to estimate sample sizes for focus group studies in advance of data collection. We used two approaches to assess saturation in data from 10 focus group discussions. Four focus groups were sufficient to identify a range of new issues (code saturation), but more groups were needed to fully understand these issues (meaning saturation). Group stratification influenced meaning saturation, whereby one focus group per stratum was needed to identify issues; two groups per stratum provided a more comprehensive understanding of issues, but more groups per stratum provided little additional benefit. We identify six parameters influencing saturation in focus group data: study purpose, type of codes, group stratification, number of groups per stratum, and type and degree of saturation.

scholarly journals Issues in the Analysis of Focus Groups: Generalisability, Quantifiability, Treatment of Context and Quotations

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilla Vicsek
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Concrete Situation ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Quantifying In

In this paper I discuss some concerns related to the analysis of focus groups: (a) the issue of generalisation; (b) the problems of using numbers and quantifying in the analysis; (c) how the concrete situation of the focus groups could be included in the analysis, and (d) what formats can be used when quoting from focus groups. Problems with respect to generalisation are discussed; types of generalisation are presented which can be used in focus group research. Arguments are made against using a primarily quantitative perspective in the evaluation of focus group data. It is argued that the situation of the particular group discussion should be taken into account in the analysis. A scheme for analysis that has been developed by the author is presented. Suggestions are made for the characteristics of the quotations in the analyses.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Framework for Collecting and Analyzing Data in Focus Group Research

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie ◽  
Wendy B. Dickinson ◽  
Nancy L. Leech ◽  
Annmarie G. Zoran
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data

Despite the abundance of published material on conducting focus groups, scant specific information exists on how to analyze focus group data in social science research. Thus, the authors provide a new qualitative framework for collecting and analyzing focus group data. First, they identify types of data that can be collected during focus groups. Second, they identify the qualitative data analysis techniques best suited for analyzing these data. Third, they introduce what they term as a micro-interlocutor analysis, wherein meticulous information about which participant responds to each question, the order in which each participant responds, response characteristics, the nonverbal communication used, and the like is collected, analyzed, and interpreted. They conceptualize how conversation analysis offers great potential for analyzing focus group data. They believe that their framework goes far beyond analyzing only the verbal communication of focus group participants, thereby increasing the rigor of focus group analyses in social science research.

scholarly journals A serial focus group model for understanding experiences of older adult volunteers and non-profit agency managers

Groupwork ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura R. Bronstein ◽  
Susan E. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Adult Volunteers ◽  
Shed Light

<p><i>Serial focus group data shed light on the experiences of senior volunteers and nonprofit agency professional staff with the aim of maximizing the volunteer experience and contribution. Data were analyzed using a serial focus group approach to suggest pathways towards increasing mutual benefits. Themes from both volunteers and non-profit professionals included the need for better utilization of volunteers, the importance of communication and the advantage of defining roles at the beginning of the volunteer experience. Data from the groups also highlighted the need for planning on the part of the nonprofit staff and flexibility from the volunteers. Discussion and implications follow the report on the data</i>.</p>

Accounting for a planned migration through ethnic identity talk

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Jurva ◽  
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Return Migrants ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Focus Group Data

Previous discursive research on ethnic identity has suggested the complex and multi-faceted nature of accomplishing membership in an ethnic group. In this paper, we explore how ethnic identity claims may be used as a resource in accounting for behavior seen as open to the group, namely a planned migration to one's ancestral homeland. A discursive psychological approach is used to analyze focus group data with potential ethnic return migrants, specifically, adults with Finnish roots who intend to migrate to Finland. Ethnic identity was accomplished in subtle ways by drawing on one's roots and a familiarity with Finnish culture, as well as by accomplishing a preference for Finland. Working up Finnish ethnic identity in these ways allowed participants to account for the planned migration, which was typically constructed as a natural, inevitable and/or long- and highly-desired action. The findings highlight the importance of considering the social action of ethnic identity talk, particularly in light of previous studies that have found ethnic return migrants' pre-migration ethnic identities to be pronounced.

“Going to Lunch”: The Role of Catch Phrases and Language in Constructing a Heteronormative Leadership Culture

2019 ◽  
pp. 232948841986689
Author(s):  
Kimberly R. Mungaray ◽  
Nancy J. Curtin
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Leadership Culture ◽  
Organizational Identities ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data

This study examines raw focus group data from a previous case study that demonstrated the existence of a heteronormative leadership paradigm, personified in the heteronormative ideal leader who is strong, agentic, charismatic, and typically White and male. The current study corroborated the findings from the previous case study, which contributes to even more profound meaning for the current study’s conclusions. For this study, the second author independently analyzed the data using a methodology that combines elements of discourse analysis and conversation analysis to identify what organizational cultural and identity messages are communicated by focus group participants. Through this methodological framework, the researchers found that catch phrases and language were used to construct personal and organizational identities integral to a heteronormative leadership culture despite the organization’s stated and intended dedication to being a “pro-woman” firm.

scholarly journals The Value of Groupwork Knowledge and Skills in Focus Group Research: A Focus Group Approach With Marginalized Teens Regarding Access to Third-Level Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 160940691988185
Author(s):  
Hilary Jenkinson ◽  
Pat Leahy ◽  
Margaret Scanlon ◽  
Fred Powell ◽  
Olive Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Key Skills

This article explores the value of applying groupwork expertise and skills in conducting focus group research. It identifies and provides an analysis of comparisons between the arenas of focus group moderation and social groupwork facilitation drawing from literature from both fields. In addition, the article discusses key skills needed by focus group moderators highlighting how these are also foundational social groupwork competencies. The article draws from the authors’ experiences of designing and facilitating focus groups with teenagers as part of a 2-year research study examining the perceptions and experiences of young people from marginalized communities in relation to accessing third-level education. In light of this analysis, the authors assert that some developments in focus group research methodology have resulted in a greater degree of alignment between these two spheres and that focus group moderation is enhanced and rendered increasingly effective when groupwork skills, knowledge, and insights are employed.

‘Autism itself actually isn’t a disability’: Negotiating a ‘normal’ versus ‘abnormal’ autistic identity

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Nina Lester ◽  
Khalid Karim ◽  
Michelle O'Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Medical Sociology ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Social Category ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Autistic Identity

The opposing positions of the social model of disability and the biomedical framework of impairment have created tensions regarding what constitutes ‘normality’. In this article, we drew upon focus group data of parents, professionals, and people with autism, to explore how the dilemmatic tensions of normality and abnormality and of disability and ability were managed. Our findings illustrate how the boundaries of normality in relation to autism are blurred, as well as how the autistic identity is fluid. The members of the focus group invoked their epistemic rights to assert their positions and delicately considered the limitations of the rhetoric of cure. Our findings have implications for professionals working with families of children with autism, specifically as they aim to maintain a balance between providing sufficient support and not being intrusive, and we show how a medical sociology can facilitate an understanding of autism as a social category.

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