An exploration of the importance of piloting and access as action research

Guðmundsdóttir, Gréta Björk; Brock‐Utne, Birgit

doi:10.1080/09650792.2010.499815

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“…These authors argue that the two main types of pilot studies used in social science are for the most part (1) smaller versions of studies, called feasibility studies, and (2) "the pre-testing or 'trying out' of a particular research instrument" (with reference to Baker, 1994). The feasibility study is used to assess the practicalities of the main study in respect of its implementation and utility and often includes an assessment of resources, such as time and costs, for the main study (Gudmundsdottir & Brock-Utne, 2010). In medicine, several types of feasibility studies exist according to Vogel and Draper-Rodi (2017), and they are often connected to the use of randomized control trials as main studies.…”

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“…As previously stated, pilot studies are seldom published (Gudmundsdottir & Brock-Utne, 2010;Kim, 2010;Sampson, 2004;van Teijlingen & Hundley, 2001). van Teijlingen and Hundley outline a number of reasons for the limited publication which usually concern quantitative research studies.…”

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“…One of the aims with conducting a pilot study is to increase research quality, and this may potentially be achieved in most aspects of a research process (Gudmundsdottir & Brock-Utne, 2010;van Teijlingen & Hundley, 2001). Gudmundsdottir and Brock-Utne (2010) especially emphasize its importance in enhancing reliability and validity in research. Therefore, a pilot study should be viewed as a crucial part of a research design (Kim, 2010;van Teijlingen & Hundley, 2001).…”

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Conducting the Pilot Study: A Neglected Part of the Research Process? Methodological Findings Supporting the Importance of Piloting in Qualitative Research Studies

Malmqvist

Hellberg

Möllås

et al. 2019

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

189

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During the development of research to compare the processes and impact of inclusive education in Sweden with results obtained from a study undertaken in Ireland, a pilot study was conducted and documented. The pilot study had three aims: (1) to gather data to provide guidance for a substantive study adapted to Swedish conditions through modification of Irish research procedures and instruments, (2) to critically interrogate how we as researchers could most effectively conduct a pilot study utilizing observational and video-recorded data, and (3) to use the Irish theoretical model as a tool of analysis for studying inclusion in two Swedish schools. Although pilot studies are frequently conducted to assess the efficacy of research instruments for use in qualitative research projects, few publications have drawn upon empirical findings related to such studies. Additionally, while methodological texts recommend the use of pilot studies in qualitative research, there is a lack of reported research focusing on how to conduct such pilot studies. We argue that our methodological findings may contribute to greater awareness of the important role that a pilot study may have for full-scale qualitative research projects, for example, in case study research where semi-structured qualitative interviews are used. This argument is based on the assumption that researchers, and especially novice researchers, having conducted a pilot study will be better informed and prepared to face the challenges that are likely to arise in the substantive study and more confident in the instruments to be used for data collection. A proper analysis of the procedures and results from the pilot study facilitates the identification of weaknesses that may be addressed. A carefully organized and managed pilot study has the potential to increase the quality of the research as results from such studies can inform subsequent parts of the research process.

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Section: Different Types Of Pilot Studies and Their Purposesmentioning

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Conducting the Pilot Study: A Neglected Part of the Research Process? Methodological Findings Supporting the Importance of Piloting in Qualitative Research Studies

Malmqvist

Hellberg

Möllås

et al. 2019

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

189

107

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“…Before conducting a full-scale research investigation, pilot test is recommended for the purpose of the research instrument pre-testing and the administration design of a large scale investigation (Gudmundsdottir & Brock-Utne, 2010). A pilot test is conducted to serve the following purposes:…”

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A pilot study examining the perceived effectiveness of financial education in high school and the effect on personal financial behavior of the young generation

Tung¹

2019

J. adv. humanit. soc. sci.

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Promoting inancial literacy, a combination of awareness, knowledge, skill, attitude and behaviour necessary to make sound inancial decisions, is now being regarded by the private, public and civil stakeholders as an essential long-term human capital investment. In particular, the young generation nowadays are exposed to active promotion of inancial services. In cities with high tertiary education popularization rate, the young generation had become a target segment of retailers and other sectors such as banking and inance, because of their higher consumption and inance potential after graduation. However, the lack of inancial literacy and the insuf icient awareness of the risks of overspending may lead the youths making poorly-informed personal inancial decisions which will have a knock-on effect in their future. A pilot study is conducted to investigate whether there is difference between teachers' and students' perception of the effectiveness of inancial education in high schools and the needs to provide personal inance education programmes at higher education institutions. Preliminary hypotheses testing was conducted to explore the relationship between age, personal inancial knowledge and personal inance behavior of the high school and tertiary level students. Validated measurement scale items are adopted, and Hong Kong is chosen for the investigation. The results revealed that students and other stakeholders share the same view about inancial education programmes effectiveness and the needs of such training at higher education level. While taking inancial education training could enhance inancial literacy, doing so seems not a good predictor of inancial behavior, so as the age and inancial literacy level. The experience of this pilot study and the implication of these preliminary indings can support the design of a fuller scale of research by informing policy makers, education sectors and social science on the needs to identify possible factors affecting the inancial behavior of the young generation, and to design highly target and well-speci ied programme to support them to manage inancial matters for the well-being of the individuals as well as the society.

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“…Two pilot interviews, one with insured and one with uninsured employed individuals were conducted to enable familiarization of the data collection tool and shaping researcher’s expectation of the field work [ 58 ]. The interview duration varied between 30 and 45 min.…”

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“Perspectives on financing population-based health care towards Universal Health Coverage among employed individuals in Ghanzi district, Botswana: A qualitative study”

Mbogo¹,

McGill

2016

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundGlobally, about 150 million people experience catastrophic healthcare expenditure services annually. Among low and middle income countries, out-of-pocket expenditure pushes about 100 million people into poverty annually. In Botswana, 83 % of the general population and 58 % of employed individuals do not have medical aid coverage. Moreover, inequity allocation of financial resources between health services suggests marginalization of population-based health care services (i.e. diseases prevention and health promotion). The purpose of the study is to explore perspectives on employed individuals regarding financing population based health care interventions towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in order to make recommendations to the Ministry of Health on health financing options to cover population-based health services.MethodsA qualitative design grounded in interpretivist epistemology through social constructivism lens was critical for exploring perspectives of employed individuals. Through purposive and snowballing sampling techniques, a total of 15 respondents including 8 males and 7 females were recruited and interviewed using a semi-structured format. Their age ranged from 23 to 59 years with a median of 36 years. Data was analyzed using Thematic Content Analysis technique.ResultsUse of social constructivism lens enabled to classify emerging themes into population coverage, health services coverage and financial protection issues. Despite broad understanding of health coverage schemes among participants, knowledge appears insignificant in increasing enrolment. Participants indicated limited understanding of UHC concepts, however showed willingness to embrace UHC upon brief description. Main thematic issues raised include: exclusion of population-based health services from coverage scheme; disparity in financial protection and health services coverage among enrollees; inability to sustain contracted employees; and systematic exclusion of unemployed individuals and informal sector employees.ConclusionIncreasing enrolment in health coverage schemes requires targeted campaign for information dissemination through use of myriads mass media including: social networks, TV, Radio and others. Moreover, re-designing health insurance schemes is critical in order to include population-based interventions; expand uptake of unemployed and informal sector employees; flexibility in monthly premiums payment plan and use of technology to increase access to payment points. Further study need to evaluate the content of health financing policy in Botswana measured against the World Health Organization Universal Health Coverage conceptual requirements for Low and Middle Income Countries.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1657-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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An exploration of the importance of piloting and access as action research

Cited by 29 publications

References 71 publications

Conducting the Pilot Study: A Neglected Part of the Research Process? Methodological Findings Supporting the Importance of Piloting in Qualitative Research Studies

Conducting the Pilot Study: A Neglected Part of the Research Process? Methodological Findings Supporting the Importance of Piloting in Qualitative Research Studies

A pilot study examining the perceived effectiveness of financial education in high school and the effect on personal financial behavior of the young generation

“Perspectives on financing population-based health care towards Universal Health Coverage among employed individuals in Ghanzi district, Botswana: A qualitative study”

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