The Use of Group Discussions: A Case Study of Learning about Organisational Characteristics of Schools

Autor/inn/en	Gugglberger, Lisa; Adamowitsch, Michaela; Teutsch, Friedrich; Felder-Puig, Rosemarie; Dür, Wolfgang
Titel	The Use of Group Discussions: A Case Study of Learning about Organisational Characteristics of Schools
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 18 (2015) 2, S.127-143 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2013.860746
Schlagwörter	Group Discussion; Institutional Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Health Promotion; Intervention; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Data Collection; School Culture; Interpersonal Relationship; Instructional Leadership; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary School Students; Parents; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gruppendiskussion; Ausland; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Data capture; Datensammlung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sekundarschüler; Eltern; Österreich
Abstract	This paper focuses on the use of group discussions (GD), as a very open and flexible method of data generation, to learn about organisational characteristics of schools. In comparison to the more structured focus group method, the method of GD is less known; however, we demonstrate that it is a useful method to learn about how specific groups are constituted. The paper will draw on the findings and experiences of nine GDs that were organised with teachers, students and parents in three schools in Austria. They were conducted as part of a case study to learn about the influence of schools' organisational characteristics on the implementation of health promotion interventions. GDs were analysed using hermeneutic system analysis. We will present our findings, discuss benefits and limitations of using GDs, and give recommendations for the future use within school (or organisational) research. (As Provided).
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