CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS IN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS: LESSONS LEARNED AND METHODOLOGICAL INSIGHTS
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Date
2022
Authors
CohenMiller, Anna
Durrani, Naureen
Kataeva, Zumrad
Makhmetova, Zhadyra
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International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Abstract
What happens when focus groups are conducted in challenging situations across languages, cultures, and educational settings?
What adjustments might need to be made? How can adaptations be made while still maintaining the integrity of the research?
Drawing on a multi-year study of gender and schooling in post-Soviet Kazakhstan, this article brings together researcher data
from (1) informal discussion occurring after each focus group between the researchers, (2) reflections and observations from
notes written during the research process, and (3) individual reflexivity on the topic of conducting focus groups in multicultural
contexts written retrospectively. Using a practical iterative framework, this work adds an important contribution to the
qualitative research literature by leading the reader through our processes, considerations, and lessons learned for improving
culturally relevant and inclusive focus groups in multicultural educational contexts.
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Type of access: Open Access, ethical inquiry, focus groups, feminist research, social justice, arts based methods, methods in qualitative inquiry
Citation
CohenMiller, A., Durrani, N., Kataeva, Z., & Makhmetova, Z. (2022). Conducting Focus Groups in Multicultural Educational Contexts: Lessons Learned and Methodological Insights. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 160940692210769. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221076928