Some participants couldn't attend the focus groups but wanted to participate in the research and agreed to do individual interviews instead. The same script was used. Is it legitimate to "combine" this data to create a code book and analyze using Dedoose or N-vivo? And write up a qualitative paper? Any journal articles or books you would suggest about how to handle this? Thanks!
Kim
Yes, using a combination of interview techniques is quite common in qualitative research,
I agree that you can combine a focus group discussion and individual interviews to get in-depth insights into the problem under investigation. The following reference can be helpful.
Lambert, S. D., & Loiselle, C. G. (2008). Combining individual interviews and focus groups to enhance data richness. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(2), 228–237. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04559.x
Good luck,
As through both the research instruments we get similar information and the nature of the collected data are similar, there is nothing wrong in in the study if we combine such data and information.
Acknowledge the different techniques and any consequential anomalies relates, if any exist.
They both have pros and cons but I actually think combining can be a strenght since focus group answers may be biased by other participants and interviews may not be as in-depth because being able to react to other participants tends to participate other data.
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