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Using Focus Groups for Empowerment Purposes in Qualitative Health Research and Evaluation

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العنوان: Using Focus Groups for Empowerment Purposes in Qualitative Health Research and Evaluation
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Hall, Jori N. (ORCID 0000-0002-9098-7675), Mitchel, Nia, Halpin, Sean N., Kilanko, Glory A.
المصدر: International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 2023 26(4):409-423.
الإتاحة: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
تاريخ النشر: 2023
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Research Methodology, Empowerment, Qualitative Research, Evaluation, Health, Cultural Relevance, Diversity, Cultural Capital, Knowledge Level, Capacity Building, Minority Groups, Refugees, Females, Social Justice
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2022.2049518
تدمد: 1364-5579
1464-5300
مستخلص: Researchers and evaluators increasingly use focus groups as a culturally responsive (CR) method to facilitate empowerment -- especially among vulnerable groups. Yet, the expansion of this practice muddles the concept of empowerment and purposes for using focus groups for empowerment. Of particular need is a clear differentiation of the purposes for participant empowerment. In this article, we consider prevalent conceptualizations of empowerment and the CR practices used to support empowerment. Next, we clarify the purposes for using focus groups for participant empowerment. For this, we used the health field as a context and analyzed focus group studies. As a result, we identified three empowerment purposes -- knowledge-exploration, action-oriented outcomes, community capacity-building -- and the CR practices used to facilitate them. Last, we use an example to offer practice-oriented understandings of the three empowerment purposes. This article is important to guide CR focus group empowerment efforts.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
رقم الأكسشن: EJ1392734
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:1364-5579
1464-5300
DOI:10.1080/13645579.2022.2049518