Wednesday, September 17, 2008

2nd focus group completed!

Well the 2nd focus group was held yesterday and it went great. Got some lovely examples - and i think they are more specific than the last one - i think it has worked well - the first focus group gave a broad range of challenges and ideas - and now we are adding a bit of depth.

Im in the middle of transcribing! 20 minutes to go - but i must say this time is easier than last time - the recording was a little dodgy last time and i had to listen over and over again to get the right words and phrases.

Some of the same "ideas" came up - e.g. prioritising, dependant on the individual. But it was good to get a problem solving example, and a little more on clinical reasoning. But at this stage (not having completed the transcribing or starting to code) im not sure completly of what "new" or similar.

Will post when coding...

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Coding the first focus group

Well over the weekend and this morning i have been cutting up the transcript and categorising.

So far im looking at; depends on the individual; support - informal and formal; team dynamics; prioritisation; referrals; spring board/preparation; coping and managing and suitability. I no it seems like alot at the moment - but if i keep working through these ideas then im sure that main categories and subcatergories will develop.

But its been really exciting and ive been writing down my own questions alongside some ideas - and i have one member from the focus group (1) that i would like to re-interview in a semi structured interview style. I will talk about all this with my superviser.

I have identified some ideas that i think i could develop further - so thats promising!
I might write these down and have them handy for focus group 2 - just incase some of the same ideas are mensioned.

So focus group 2 is all booked in and ready to role next week - based on how much information i got in focus group 1 i bet il be in for some intense coding and analysiing post focus group 2! - but at least it will be exciting and interesting. Its awesome to have some "data to work with" that are "real" - and even better its great to know that all this work so far this year has lead to the data actually happening.

Cannot wait to have some "RESULTS" to get writing about !

Jess