3.9 Guiding questions and method of development
Guiding question 1:
Leadership is a challenge. Can you please tell me traits and characteristics you have in your leadership style?
This question was developed to open up the discussion and go straight to the topic of interest. Being an open ended question, this question has the potential to bring up any new traits and characteristics that may not have been described in the literature so far. The initial statement, leadership is a challenge; makes the leaders think in depth about the how they faced the challenge and thereby bring up several of the traits and characteristics.
Guiding question 2:
Can you please tell me examples where you have used successfully used one or more of these traits …show more content…
This is a true focus to bring up the most important traits and characteristics for success in rural and remote area leadership. In the example format, it will also be possible to see the situational change that modifies the behaviour of leaders.
In summary, each of the questions is well designed to focus on the main topic of trait and characteristics of leaders in rural and remote area of Australia.
3.10 Transcription:
Interviews were audio recorded with the consent of the participant and at the same time highlights of the interview were noted on the head copy of the interview questionnaire. Two participants refused the interview to be audio recorded and hence notes were taken at the time of interview. One interview did not record the sounds clearly and hence manual notes were used to transcribe. Precise words used by the subject were preferred whenever possible to avoid interpreter bias. Quotes and vignettes were used from the participant interviews. A sample audio file was sent to a professional transcript interpreter to learn the methodology of transcript. No subject identifiable data were sent to the transcript interpreter. However all the rest of the interviews were transcribed by the researcher. Transcription was done in simple plain English for all levels of …show more content…
The first phase of the analysis occurs soon after the interview. In this phase, data is trimmed to fit the questionnaire, as many subjects gave information that may not be directly relevant to the study objectives. Interviews were expanded to incorporate newer traits and characteristics that may have emerged at the time of interview. Explanatory models are formulated in this stage. In the next phase, the transcripts are analysed. Quotes and significant traits and characteristics are coded from the transcripts. In the final phase of the analysis, ‘axial coding’ is done after the ‘open coding’ that was done in the phase 2 of the analysis. In the axial coding, cross cutting traits and characteristics are identified across all the interviews which may contain vital information for the emerging explanatory notes. The final phase is also called the thematic analysis from where the throes and models are
Guiding question 1:
Leadership is a challenge. Can you please tell me traits and characteristics you have in your leadership style?
This question was developed to open up the discussion and go straight to the topic of interest. Being an open ended question, this question has the potential to bring up any new traits and characteristics that may not have been described in the literature so far. The initial statement, leadership is a challenge; makes the leaders think in depth about the how they faced the challenge and thereby bring up several of the traits and characteristics.
Guiding question 2:
Can you please tell me examples where you have used successfully used one or more of these traits …show more content…
This is a true focus to bring up the most important traits and characteristics for success in rural and remote area leadership. In the example format, it will also be possible to see the situational change that modifies the behaviour of leaders.
In summary, each of the questions is well designed to focus on the main topic of trait and characteristics of leaders in rural and remote area of Australia.
3.10 Transcription:
Interviews were audio recorded with the consent of the participant and at the same time highlights of the interview were noted on the head copy of the interview questionnaire. Two participants refused the interview to be audio recorded and hence notes were taken at the time of interview. One interview did not record the sounds clearly and hence manual notes were used to transcribe. Precise words used by the subject were preferred whenever possible to avoid interpreter bias. Quotes and vignettes were used from the participant interviews. A sample audio file was sent to a professional transcript interpreter to learn the methodology of transcript. No subject identifiable data were sent to the transcript interpreter. However all the rest of the interviews were transcribed by the researcher. Transcription was done in simple plain English for all levels of …show more content…
The first phase of the analysis occurs soon after the interview. In this phase, data is trimmed to fit the questionnaire, as many subjects gave information that may not be directly relevant to the study objectives. Interviews were expanded to incorporate newer traits and characteristics that may have emerged at the time of interview. Explanatory models are formulated in this stage. In the next phase, the transcripts are analysed. Quotes and significant traits and characteristics are coded from the transcripts. In the final phase of the analysis, ‘axial coding’ is done after the ‘open coding’ that was done in the phase 2 of the analysis. In the axial coding, cross cutting traits and characteristics are identified across all the interviews which may contain vital information for the emerging explanatory notes. The final phase is also called the thematic analysis from where the throes and models are