Focus Groups

Kamberelis, George; Dimitriadis, Greg

doi:10.4324/9780203590447

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“…It has ranged from application as an instrument of empowerment where the focus is set by the participants [5], to more directed and instrumental applications as means to uncover preferences within a segment of an audience or market [8] and can function both as a standalone method, and as one which reinforces prior findings. Fundamentally however, such groups are intended to perform as an informal collective conversation [8,10], not specifically to draw consensus, but to "encourage a range of responses which provide a greater understanding of the attitudes, behaviour, perceptions or opinions of participants on the research issues" [10]. Specifically, the method enables areas of contention and collective interest to be highlighted.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The value of consent: Discussions with designers of ubiquitous computing systems

Luger

Rodden

2014

2014 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communication Workshops (PERCOM WORKSHOPS)

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Pervasive computing systems raise unprecedented challenges to citizen privacy. They fundamentally skew the relationship between our public and private selves, conflating the two in ever-changing and unanticipated ways. Within this context, the act of consenting is a critical mechanism of empowerment, allowing us to protect those aspects of our lives we wish to retain as private. Whilst designers of such systems are uniquely positioned to create mechanisms that embed consentsupporting practices, this is not a current priority. This pilot study employs two small focus groups to explore the utility of a series of consent 'guidelines' with designers of pervasive systems. It finds that, whilst user consent is clearly valued, there exists a discord between participants' intention/belief and their practice, raising serious questions as to the extent to which purely 'ethical' guidelines can ever gain traction at the point of design.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The value of consent: Discussions with designers of ubiquitous computing systems

Luger

Rodden

2014

2014 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communication Workshops (PERCOM WORKSHOPS)

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“…As suggested by the president of SKLE, the focus group discussions were arranged F o r P e e r R e v i e w O n l y since the SKLE committee constructs a collective voice through the meetings. Thus, in a sense, the focus group can be thought to approximate the natural space of interaction (Kamberelis & Dimitriadis, 2013). The members of the executive committee of SKLE were all committed working professionals who were elected by the general membership of SKLE and volunteer their time to the professional association in order to advance the interests of the profession.…”

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Austerity common sense and contested understandings of the austerity measures within a leadership of a professional association of social workers

Pentaraki

2018

European Journal of Social Work

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This paper introduces a preliminary conceptualisation of "austerity common sense" in order to understand why austerity policies, despite the social harm they cause, have support not only from the economic and political establishment but also from the wider population including members of the social work profession. Building on the Gramscian concept of common sense, 'austerity common sense' refers to the set of beliefs circulated by the ruling elite and adopted by members of the leadership of the Professional Association of Social Workers (SKLE), as well as others within Greece and the European Union, to understand austerity policies. Through this framing, austerity measures are largely accepted as inevitable rather than challengeable. The paper maintains that the concept of austerity common sense provides an analytical framework for understanding the acceptance of austerity measures in Greece and elsewhere, since similar 'austerity common sense' framing is encountered in many countries. Furthermore, it is maintained that the concept of "austerity common sense" can facilitate the interrogation of the socioeconomic construction of ideas and phrases. This is an important process with which the social work profession needs to engage.

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“…Focus groups were selected as an appropriate method of conducting the research, given their alignment to social learning activities experienced during the programme which emphasized the benefits of learning through dialogue and the sharing of multiple perspectives to achieve deeper understanding of the issues (Kamberelis and Dimitriadis, 2011). This method aligns with our belief that knowledge is socially constructed.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%