Where to begin? Grappling with how to use participant interaction in focus group design. Belzile, J. A & Öberg, G. Qualitative Research, 12(4):459–472, August, 2012. Publisher: SAGE Publications![Where to begin? Grappling with how to use participant interaction in focus group design [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Participant interaction is said to be the hallmark of the focus group method, but a number of studies suggest that the defining feature of the method is virtually absent in most focus group research. Our meta-analysis of this debate over participant interaction in the focus group literature suggests that absence of interaction data reflects a philosophical position, rather than neglect. Participant interaction is treated differently in different types of research, reflecting a tacit division between researchers who view the participants primarily as individuals sharing held truths and those who view them as social beings co-constructing meaning while in the focus group. We question the habit of making assumptions about the ?proper? use of participant interaction and call for further reflection on its role and usage in light of the aim of each study. We argue that the treatment of participant interaction needs to be a conscious and explicit design decision ? one clearly rooted in a theoretical perspective and best suited to the research purpose. While exploring this issue, we discuss how a researcher?s lens affects how they deal with the interaction of participants, what they view as strengths and limitations of the method, and what kinds of results they end up with. We provide an overview of alternative approaches to participant interaction, offer strategies from different disciplines for analysing interaction, and propose a continuum of use demonstrating a range of options for when to use interaction. 【摘要翻译】据说参与者的互动是焦点小组方法的标志，但是许多研究表明，在大多数焦点小组研究中，该方法的定义特征实际上是不存在的。我们对焦点小组文献中参与者相互作用的这一辩论的荟萃分析表明，缺乏相互作用数据反映了哲学的立场，而不是忽视。参与者的互动在不同类型的研究中的对待有所不同，这反映了研究人员之间的默契分歧，他们认为参与者主要是共享的人，而那些将他们视为社会存在的人在焦点小组中将其视为社会存在共同构建意义。我们质疑对“适当”做出假设的习惯？使用参与者的互动，并呼吁根据每项研究的目的进一步反思其作用和使用。我们认为，参与者互动的处理需要是一个有意识而明确的设计决定？一个显然植根于理论观点，最适合研究目的。在探索这个问题时，我们讨论了研究人员的镜头如何影响他们如何应对参与者的相互作用，他们认为这些方法是该方法的优势和局限性以及最终结果的结果。我们提供了参与者互动的替代方法的概述，提供了不同学科的策略来分析互动，并提出了使用的连续性，展示了一系列选择何时使用交互。
@article{belzile_where_2012,
title = {Where to begin? {Grappling} with how to use participant interaction in focus group design},
volume = {12},
issn = {1468-7941},
shorttitle = {从哪里开始？努力在焦点小组设计中使用参与者互动},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794111433089},
doi = {10.1177/1468794111433089},
abstract = {Participant interaction is said to be the hallmark of the focus group method, but a number of studies suggest that the defining feature of the method is virtually absent in most focus group research. Our meta-analysis of this debate over participant interaction in the focus group literature suggests that absence of interaction data reflects a philosophical position, rather than neglect. Participant interaction is treated differently in different types of research, reflecting a tacit division between researchers who view the participants primarily as individuals sharing held truths and those who view them as social beings co-constructing meaning while in the focus group. We question the habit of making assumptions about the ?proper? use of participant interaction and call for further reflection on its role and usage in light of the aim of each study. We argue that the treatment of participant interaction needs to be a conscious and explicit design decision ? one clearly rooted in a theoretical perspective and best suited to the research purpose. While exploring this issue, we discuss how a researcher?s lens affects how they deal with the interaction of participants, what they view as strengths and limitations of the method, and what kinds of results they end up with. We provide an overview of alternative approaches to participant interaction, offer strategies from different disciplines for analysing interaction, and propose a continuum of use demonstrating a range of options for when to use interaction.
【摘要翻译】据说参与者的互动是焦点小组方法的标志，但是许多研究表明，在大多数焦点小组研究中，该方法的定义特征实际上是不存在的。我们对焦点小组文献中参与者相互作用的这一辩论的荟萃分析表明，缺乏相互作用数据反映了哲学的立场，而不是忽视。参与者的互动在不同类型的研究中的对待有所不同，这反映了研究人员之间的默契分歧，他们认为参与者主要是共享的人，而那些将他们视为社会存在的人在焦点小组中将其视为社会存在共同构建意义。我们质疑对“适当”做出假设的习惯？使用参与者的互动，并呼吁根据每项研究的目的进一步反思其作用和使用。我们认为，参与者互动的处理需要是一个有意识而明确的设计决定？一个显然植根于理论观点，最适合研究目的。在探索这个问题时，我们讨论了研究人员的镜头如何影响他们如何应对参与者的相互作用，他们认为这些方法是该方法的优势和局限性以及最终结果的结果。我们提供了参与者互动的替代方法的概述，提供了不同学科的策略来分析互动，并提出了使用的连续性，展示了一系列选择何时使用交互。},
number = {4},
urldate = {2023-04-11},
journal = {Qualitative Research},
author = {Belzile, Jacqueline A and Öberg, Gunilla},
month = aug,
year = {2012},
note = {Publisher: SAGE Publications},
keywords = {/unread},
pages = {459--472},
}
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