Qualitative 2

Question 1

Running focus groups: Facilitating

Answer 1

Opening the circle: overview of topic, purpose, ground rules, general questions (positives)

Topic exploration:
Probing - could you explain further

Closing the circle:
Summarise main points and check with group , anything missed

Question 2

Interview structure?

Answer 2

Highly structure:

• specific questions
• can be scored akin to a psychometric
• no deviation

Semi s structured:

• interview schedule
• prompts
• standard opening and closing

Unstructured:

• emerges as you go along
• no pre - set agenda
• general topic
• too way - changes throughout

Question 3

What is Template Analysis?? (TA)

Answer 3

Can be used within a variety of methodologies and epistemology positions

Most commonly used to analyse interview transcripts

Refers to interactive development of a set of codes and results themes

Question 4

So what is a template?

Answer 4

A list of codes and categories that represent themes revealed from the data that have been collected.

Question 5

What is a code???

Answer 5

Label attached to a section of text ton index it as relating to a theme or issues in the data.

Question 6

How do you do Template Analysis?

Answer 6

Initial template:
- analysing q sun- section

Work through the remaining materials using this template but amend and revise the template as you go along through a process of coding and interpretation.

Question 7

How TA differs from thematic coding

Answer 7

Commonalities:
Searching across data

Finished products show what was done

Writing integral part of the analysis

Flexible

Question 8

What are differences between TA and Thematic coding???

Answer 8

Thematic coding - move back & forward

TA - take one data set at a time

Levels of coding:
Thematic coding two level.
TA cab have three or four levels

Sample size: TA slightly more hungry

Use of tool: template as a working summary

Question 9

How to do IPA??

Answer 9

Apply it to each unit of analysis (interviews transcript) preserve what is unique about each sense making experience.

Question 10

Causes for IPA

Answer 10

Less is more in terms of sampling

Assumptions about the data and your epistemology so not suited to all research questions.

Question 11

What is purpose of Focus Group??

Answer 11

Data collection:

Often supplementary data

One part of multi - method approach

Can be used within a number of paradigms