Ford Focus

The ideal number for a focus group is between four to twelve subjects in one session at a time. With a focus group that varies within that size, it allows the moderator to keep control of the discussion. The moderator is someone not part of the research team but leads the discussion in the focus groups and their main purpose is to get people to speak. Sometimes a moderator can follow a systematic and procedural…

The chosen method for further analysis of data collected from the interviews is a qualitative approach of thematic analysis. Called ‘template analysis’, this method is based on the researcher’s ability to produce a “list of codes (‘template’) representing themes identified in their textual data” (King, 2004 in Cassell and Symon, 2004, p. 256). In this study, the template analysis allows the researcher to make interpretations by approaching the topic of overfunding from different perspectives and…

The focus interview questions were reviewed by outside researchers for validity to decrease the amount of bias that may have come from the researcher. The researcher contacted the potential participants and made them aware of the purpose of the study, and ensured…

The following tools will be used to document the focus group interview: iPad, EOS Rebel T6, and notepad. The iPad will vocally record the interview using Awesome Voice Recorder. Whereas the EOS Rebel T6 will video record the participants. The video recording will be used for missed observations of non-verbal communication. Finally, the investigator will utilize a notepad for noticeable moments to review and or highlight during transcription and video review analysis. Upon completion of…

The Searchers In the film The Searchers, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, harmful stereotypes about Native Americans become very apparent and seem to overshadow any progressive aspects. Even though the film’s plot centers around the struggle between the Comanches and John Wayne’s band of fighters, the main focus is actually on John Wayne’s character, Ethan Edwards. Through Ethan, many stereotypes are perpetuated throughout the entire film not only about the Comanche tribe, but…

Ford’s goals were primarily economic. Gerald Ford wanted to curb inflation because costs for goods were getting out of hand.In addition he vetoed 39 non-military bills just to focus on the economy. Once Gerald Ford had finished working on inflation, he then focused on the recession that was occurring in the economy. He also helped businesses in America by trying to reduce taxes. Gerald Ford’s presidency was very trying and unexpected. For one, he had to battle inflation. Then after he was done…

United States. It was hard to keep up with what Perlstein was talking about and how some of the events discussed were connected to the people being discussed, which weakened Perlstein’s argument. This also took away from the main focus of Perlstein’s argument and shifted the focus off of Nixon and Reagan. Perlstein also fails to illustrate how the Watergate scandal and its aftermath affected the United States’ foreign policy. This limited the reader’s ability to see how outside influences played…

naissance of the government’s anti-drug program began under the presidency of Richard Nixon. He set the ball in motion by classifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug and by directing his government agencies to target black social activists. President Gerald Ford stoked the flames by pushing for and achieving mandatory minimum sentences for drug related crimes in many states. President Ronald Reagan’s administration sullied Nancy Reagan’s…

were impersonated on Saturday Night Live. Comedian Chevy Chase’s impersonation of President Gerald Ford became part of political parody lore because of how blunt and physical of an impersonation he did. Though Chase did very little too look like President Ford he rather just continued the joke of falling down a lot, after seeing news footage depicting falling down on several occasions. President Ford acknowledge the actor for impersonation but remarks offer the self-deprecating humor to play…

of deciding to pardon the former president or not. In President Gerald Ford's mind, he saw the best course of action to take was to pardon Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal in order to easy tensions about it and put it behind us. "Ford justified this decision by claiming that a long, drawn-out trial would only have further polarized the public."(A&E Television Group) While this seemed like the best course of action to take, it did not sit well with the American people. They saw…