I have quantitative data from phase 1 and 2 and qualitive focus groups as phase 3. I would like to consider few focus groups as control and other focus groups as study ones where I will introduce the quantitative findings from phase 1 and 2 to the study focus groups then check for their responses while leaving the control focus groups with normal discussion. Is that legitimate intervention?
You seem to be grappling with your preconceptions.In your study by prompting FGD conversation around the generated questions from phase 1 and 2 of your study smacks a biased approach. You need to clear your research initiative, your question is concealing some vital intent. I reckon, question is concealing real purpose. In qualitative work agreements and disagreements get evaporated of it's own, then, why you need to prompt a control group with your cherry picked questions. It seems you are giving swerve to your research towards something conceived beforehand.
Thanks dear Khalid for your response. I can understand that there's no way of intervention during FGD??!! would you please elaborate on that with references if possible.
No. Normally you would ask a question in a fg, hear the groups response, and then ask "so, findings from phase one indicate that..., does this information change your views?"
Thanks Dear Ingrid for your feedback. will a question like "does this info change your views" considered an intervention??
Mutaseim Makki No, not within sociology or social science but there are disciplinary differences. For example, I see you are in pharmacology. So a study might have health literature intervention by providing subjects with written drug information. The control group don't get the information. The test group get the information sent 1 week before. Focus groups (FGs) are held with both groups. At the end of the fg, the control group are given a verbal summary of the information. This is not the same intervention as the test group recived, but you can receive interesting additional data. But this type of methodology wouldn't be my ideal choice -I'd do interviews or a questionnaire rather than a group discussion (fg).
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