L'interazione come tecnica d'indagine psicosociale: il Focus Group

2009 ◽  
pp. 99-116
Author(s):  
Riccardo Sartori
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Social Inquiry ◽  
Research Technique

- The article deals with the focus group as a psycho-social action-research technique which is primarily based on the possibilities offered when a certain number of participants find themselves discussing of the same topic. Starting with the definitions which is possible to find in the literature, and making a comparison with other techniques of psycho-social inquiry, such as the interview and the questionnaire, the present paper offers some cues of reflection on the focus group and an example for its use.

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Guru dalam Menerapkan Model Pembelajaran Problem Centered Learning Melalui Focus Group Discission di Sekolah Dasar Negeri 187/X Bangun Karya Tahun 2019/2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Mujiem Mujiem
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

This research is a classroom action research that aims to improve the ability of teachers to apply the problem centered learning model of learning in the Elementary School 187/ X Bangun Karya, Academic Year 2019/2020. The subject of this study was a teacher at 187 / X Bangun Karya Elementary School, Rantau Rasau District, Tanjung Jabung Timur District, Jambi Province. This class action research was carried out in two cycles, each cycle consisting of two meetings. The results of the evaluation are converted into a recapitulation table of the results of cycle I. The conversion results state that the research has not yet reached the target, it needs to be continued with cycle II. The results of observers in the implementation phase of the second cycle showed that all parts of the learning activities were going well, so that there were no more parts of the learning activities that needed to be improved. While the results of the second cycle are converted with the results of the recapitulation table states that the study has reached the target limit of completeness criteria in the first cycle that is equal to 50% and an average of 68.7 in the initial conditions of improvement in the second cycle completeness criteria to be 100% and the average namely 91.7 states that the Focus Group Discission can improve the ability of teachers to apply the Problem Centered Learning learning model in learning in 187 / X Public Elementary School Build Work Year 2019/2020.

Revitalisasi MI Nahdlotusy Syubban dengan Pendekatan PSM (Peran Serta Masyarakat) untuk Meningkatkan Kemandirian Sekolah

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Edi Daenuri Anwar ◽  
Wahyudi Wahyudi ◽  
Joko Budi Purnomo
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Control Function ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Islamic School ◽  
Teaching Learning

<p>It has been succesfully done the community services activity by using Participatory Action Research (PAR) entitled “Revitalisasi MI Nahdlotusy Syubban dengan pendekatan peran serta masyarakat (PSM) untuk meningkatkan kemandirian sekolah”. The object of this community services is MI Nahdlotusy Syubban Sarimulyo Winong Pati. To explore the problems in this Islamic Boarding School, 3 correlated actions have been formulated. They are Training on School Based Management, PAIKEM Training, and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) addressed to all school management people. The discussions are mainly about the interconnection of the Islamic School (madrasah) with the society in the field of management, feed-back, and school facilities.</p><p>The results are that the teachers already applied PAIKEM in the teaching learning process and the society can directly involved not only in providing the school facilities but also in implementing the control function to the <em>madrasah.</em>As for knowingthe targetandthe quality of graduates, avision, missionand quality standardsarebeing developedin theschool curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Telah dilakukan pengabdian dengan metode PAR / Participatory  Action Research dengan judul  “Revitalisasi MI Nahdlotusy Syubban dengan pendekatan peran serta masyarakat (PSM) yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemandirian sekolah”. Objek  pengabdian ini adalah MI Nahdlotusy Syubban Sarimulyo Winong Pati.  Untuk mengurai masalah-masalah di madrasah ini di rumuskan 3 tindakan  kegiatan yang saling berkaitan. Pelatihan Manajemen berbasis sekolah (MBS), dan untuk memperjelas komponen MBS dalam proses pembelajaran  diadakan pelatihan  pembelajaran aktif, inovatif, kreatif, efektif dan  menyenangkan (PAIKEM ) sedangkan komponen keuangan, sarpras dan hubungan dengan masyarakat yang merupakan penjabaran dari MBS dirangkum dalam<em> Focus Group Discussion  </em>( FGD) yang di ikuti oleh pemangku kepentingan madrasah meliputi Guru, kepala Sekolah, Yayasan, Komite dan masyarakat secara umum. Dalam FGD ini membahas keterkaitan antara madrasah dengan masyarakat baik dalam bidang manajemen, umpan timbal balik, dan pengadaan sarana dan Prasarana</p><p>Hasilnya guru-guru mulai menerapkan PAIKEM dalam pembelajarannya, dan ternyata masyarakat langsung membuktikan peran sertanya dalam pengadaan dan pembuatan sarana dan prasarana madrasah serta melaksankan fungsi kontrol terhadap madrasah. Sedangkan untuk mengetahui target dan mutu lulusan di susunlah visi misi dan standar mutu lulusan yang mulai  dikembangkan dalam kurikulum pembelajaran sekolah.</p>

scholarly journals Stimulating community participation in a group of farm workers using action research.

Curationis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Jagananen
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Related Activity ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Health Related

This study assessed whether community participation in health related activity was a reality or just popular development rhetoric.Using action research methodology, focus group discussions and informal contacts were made with farm workers consisting of twelve families in Umkomaas, south of Durban in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. The aim was to establish whether this community could be actively involved in all aspects of community participation. The level of participation was described using Rifkin’s model (Rifkin et al, 1988). Results of this study revealed that the community was able to identify their own health problems, prioritize them and plan appropriate strategies to meet the needs identified.

Engaging in Feedback: Students as Recipients and Providers of Feedback in an In-class Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
Sama'a AlMubarak
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Feedback Process ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Practice Opportunities ◽  
Professional Context ◽  
Positive Impacts

Despite the positive impacts of providing and receiving peer-feedback, students remain ill-prepared to engage in feedback processes. I report on an action research that was employed to addresses students’ reluctance to providing peer-feedback. The aim was to promote a learning atmosphere that values feedback by having students as active participants in the feedback process. As part of an in-class peer-feedback activity, students provided feedback to their peers’ final assignment by identifying areas of strengths and for improvement. Based on observations and a focus group, students positively experienced the peer-feedback activity. They reported utilizing the feedback in improving their work, extended the feedback application to other contexts and were able to practice and engage actively in the process of feedback. Keen attention and further efforts are necessary to be taken towards actively and strategically integrating peer-feedback within curricula. Recognizing peer feedback as a preparation for practice learning while creating multiple practice opportunities would maximize the transferability of peer-feedback as a skill to the professional context. Keywords: peer-feedback, master’s students, qualitative, students’ experiences, practice learning  

Technology Education Teachers' Professional Development Review Through Community Engagement

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Tome' Awshar Mapotse
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Development Review ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

It is the supreme art of an action research practitioner to awaken the joy of tapping into professional development review of Technology Education (TE) knowledge with the teachers as co-researchers. TE has been introduced as a new subject nationally and globally just few decades ago. Teachers and learners are still experiencing hurdles in implementing TE. Most teachers are poorly grounded in pedagogy and content knowledge of Technology Education. This AR study does not blame the limited teacher training in TE, as its intention was to empower such. The study was underpinned by critical theory and following the AR strategies and Technology Education Cascading Theory was envisaged to be incorporated. Focus group (interviews) was used as the method to engage these TE teachers. From the findings of the study, it has been proven that the AR approach study can be used in didactic and pedagogic situation to emancipate unqualified and under qualified Technology teachers.

Developing Confident Computational Thinking through Teacher Twinning Online

2022 ◽  
pp. 427-441
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Oldham ◽  
Pamela Cowan ◽  
Richard Millwood ◽  
Glenn Strong ◽  
Nina Bresnihan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Pair Programming ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Future Work

In view of the current focus on computational thinking in schools, professional development is needed so that teachers can help students acquire the requisite skills. Enhancing teachers' confidence is one important aspect. This article describes a project which offers teachers a playful, supportive introduction to computer programming, using the language Scratch. The project, CTwins (“Coding Twins” or “Computational Thinking wins”), entails teachers working in pairs called ‘twins' to produce an artefact, by communicating and reflecting in an online environment. The theoretical framework uses research on pair programming and working in online communities. An evaluative action research approach in two cycles was undertaken, the first being a pilot. For each cycle, teachers completed surveys to measure confidence pre- and post-participation, posted to the online environment, and participated in a focus group. The article then outlines implementation of the CTwins strategy, presents the findings – teachers' confidence showed gains overall-– and discusses possibilities for future work.

Enhancing English Speaking Skills through Self-Assessment-Based Action Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-2020) ◽  
pp. 132-152
Author(s):  
Ariadna Pinto Avilez ◽  
Claudio Díaz Larenas
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
The Self ◽  
Assessment Methodology ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Learning Journal ◽  
Speaking Skills

This paper presents an action research study conducted in an English communicative course at a Chilean university. This investigation aimed to improve university students' speaking skills through the self-assessment methodology. The intervention was held during four weeks, in which participants were exposed to English through task-based lessons that required their systematic self-assessment to develop their speaking skills. With the use of an analytic rubric to measure whether or not there was improvement in pre and post oral interviews, a learning journal and a focus group interview, findings showed that there was a positive change in their speaking performances, and learners appreciated this methodology as a way to improve their academic results.

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