Conducting Focus Groups in Multicultural Educational Contexts: Lessons Learned and Methodological Insights
CohenMiller A. Durrani N. Kataeva Z. Makhmetova Z.
7 February 2022SAGE Publications Inc.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods
2022#21
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.
arts based methods , ethical inquiry , feminist research , focus groups , methods in qualitative inquiry , social justice
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Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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