Active facilitation of focus groups: Exploring the implementation of inclusive education with research participants
In this article, we explain how we took an "active" approach to focus group discussions with teachers in three South African schools. The topic of discussion was their views on the implementation of inclusive education. We shall also show how we sought feedback from the participants on the...
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Education Association of South Africa
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| description | In this article, we explain how we took an "active" approach to focus group discussions with teachers in three South African schools. The topic of discussion was their views on the implementation of inclusive education. We shall also show how we sought feedback from the participants on their experiences of these discussions. In seeking this feedback, we were interested in seeing if they interpreted the sessions as being learning experiences - that is, as sessions that enabled the participants to learn from each other as well as from facilitators with a view to promoting mutual learning. We indicate how the participants chose to use the feedback opportunity to suggest that further processes should be put in place (by us) in the light of their expressed concerns. Finally, we outline how we took responsibility by creating a further forum for discussion with those who were regarded as having additional "actioning" power. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a89562af9644374998ebe6b2a7b2dd62022-12-21T23:29:38ZengEducation Association of South AfricaSouth African Journal of Education2076-34332013-01-01334114S0256-01002013000400012Active facilitation of focus groups: Exploring the implementation of inclusive education with research participantsNorma RA Romm0Norma M Nel1Lloyd DN Tlale2University of South AfricaUniversity of South AfricaUniversity of South AfricaIn this article, we explain how we took an "active" approach to focus group discussions with teachers in three South African schools. The topic of discussion was their views on the implementation of inclusive education. We shall also show how we sought feedback from the participants on their experiences of these discussions. In seeking this feedback, we were interested in seeing if they interpreted the sessions as being learning experiences - that is, as sessions that enabled the participants to learn from each other as well as from facilitators with a view to promoting mutual learning. We indicate how the participants chose to use the feedback opportunity to suggest that further processes should be put in place (by us) in the light of their expressed concerns. Finally, we outline how we took responsibility by creating a further forum for discussion with those who were regarded as having additional "actioning" power.http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002013000400012&lng=en&tlng=enfeedback on focus groupsfocus group facilitationopening spaces for collaborationresearcher-participant relationships |
| spellingShingle | Norma RA Romm Norma M Nel Lloyd DN Tlale Active facilitation of focus groups: Exploring the implementation of inclusive education with research participants South African Journal of Education feedback on focus groups focus group facilitation opening spaces for collaboration researcher-participant relationships |
| title | Active facilitation of focus groups: Exploring the implementation of inclusive education with research participants |
| title_full | Active facilitation of focus groups: Exploring the implementation of inclusive education with research participants |
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| title_short | Active facilitation of focus groups: Exploring the implementation of inclusive education with research participants |
| title_sort | active facilitation of focus groups exploring the implementation of inclusive education with research participants |
| topic | feedback on focus groups focus group facilitation opening spaces for collaboration researcher-participant relationships |
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