Focus groups in qualitative research: culturally sensitive methodology for the Arabian Gulf?
Titel:
Focus groups in qualitative research: culturally sensitive methodology for the Arabian Gulf?
Auteur:
Thomas, Andrew
Verschenen in:
International journal of research and method in education
Paginering:
Jaargang 31 (2008) nr. 1 pagina's 77-88
Jaar:
2008-04
Inhoud:
This article explores whether focus groups can constitute a culturally sensitive method of data gathering for educational leadership, management and related areas in a Gulf-Arab cultural context. Reviewing the literature on focus groups and cross-cultural psychology for the Arab region, it identifies key notions related to societal values such as collectivity, in-group membership, consultation, consensus, harmony and communication style, which support the use of focus groups in this context. This has implications for how research, and mixed-method research in particular, is enacted within the region and is relevant for research in the wider Arab world and potentially other societal cultures seen as collective.
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