Do Better Research S1 E4: Using Interviews and Focus Groups

This episode will explore the use of interviews and focus groups as methods for data collection, and some of the nuances and challenges of using online technologies to facilitate them. We’ll be talking to two guests: Dr Sue Hollinrake (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-susan-hollinrake), Associate Professor in Social Work at the University of Suffolk, and Kat Nudds (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katnudds/), the Career Coach with the mindset of a personal trainer (https://www.thecareerpt.co.uk/) and Talent Development Partner at Derivco Sports.

Dr Sue Hollinrake's research can be found here: Dix, G., Hollinrake, S. and Spencer, S. (2019) Co-producing Community with Disabled Researchers and Citizens: the Challenges and Potential for Successful Collaboration, in Participatory Social Work: Research, Practice, Education, Granosik, M., Gulczynska, A., Krostrzynska, M. and Littlechild, B. (eds), Krakow: Jagiellonian Press.

And here: Hollinrake, S., Spencer, S. and Dix, G. (2019) Disabled citizens as researchers – Challenges and benefits of collaboration for effective action and change. European Journal of Social Work, 22 (5) pp749-762. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2018.1564736

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