1. Presents
RAP Week 6 MARCH 11TH 2013

2. Our 12 week plan

3. Plan for the Day: Being a Co-researcher in Focus Groups

4. What have we learned so far?
Our list:

5. What is a Focus Group? The people:
4-12 people talking together about a topic that is important to them
One person leading the group
One person helping or taking notes

6. 3. Focus Group Process Ethics Approval then Recruit People
Decide on Research Question
Gather Stories by Interviews, Focus Groups or Surveys
Tell People What We Learned
Find Answers

7. Focus Group vs Interview
Why might you choose to do a focus group instead of an interview in research?

8. Places for Focus Groups
Where would feel comfortable to meet for a focus group?

9. Running a Focus Group
Set the ground rules…

10. Parts of a Focus Group Session
Warm up
Part 2: Talk
Part 3:
Wrap up

11. Part 1: Warm-Up Thank people in group for coming
Remind them about the reason for talking
Set the ground rules for how to respect each other in the group
Check that it is okay to record (but we are not recording today)
Do something fun to get people to start talking

12. Group Activity Same Interests Fun
Work in groups to come up with a fun activity that would get people talking
Examples?
Same Interests Fun
Doing things Together Trust Talking Support

13. Part 2:Talking Start with big questions Start with general questions
Then ask for details
Start with general questions
Then ask more personal questions
Listen carefully and ask if the person says something you don’t understand.

14. Part 3: Wrap Up Ask people in group if they have any questions
Thank everyone for taking the time to talk to us
Tell them we will send them a short paper about our talk by if they want.
Say goodbye

15. Focus Group Demo

18. Group Work After Break Our research question for today…
What makes friendships work well for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland?
In your groups practice the focus group guide with 2 people co-leading the group and everyone else acting as research participants.

19. Computer Session
Create a slide of the activity your group came up with to get people in a focus group talking.

20. Coffee Break

21. What we did today

22. Plan for Week 7
Being a co-researcher: Surveys

23. Questions?

24. Your feedback on the session