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Impact of diversity of ownership scale on social, economic and environmental outcomes
Report on the impact of diversity of ownership on the socioeconomic outcomes for rural areas.
Appendix 3 - Focus Group Schedule
Understanding economic, social and environmental changes in [case study parish] over the past 100 years
Focus group length: 2 hours.
Schedule
NB. List of equipment/objectives can be found after the following table.
| Time | Duration | Activity | Steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 | 15 mins | A: Orientation exercise | A1: Registration and tea/coffee (hand out consent form, feedback form, list of 'ingredients' and MCA sheet) A2: Add post-it notes of 'Top three changes in the parish in the last 50 years' to the wall |
| 10.15 | 10 mins | B: Project introduction | B1: Short PowerPoint presentation - introduce project and focus group aims, introduce nine 'ingredients' for a healthy community (displayed on wall) |
| 10.25 | 40 mins | C: Timelines | Q: What has happened in the parish? C1: Present and explain the timeline - blank sheet with graphs from data dotted around as prompts - will talk through economic, social and environmental changes (5 mins) C2: Facilitate discussion around the timeline - either facilitator adds post-it notes when suggestions are made, or participants welcome to add their own (35 mins) |
| 11.05 | 15 mins | D: Key changes | Q: What were the most important changes? D1: Identify and discuss the most important local changes that impacted on the nine ingredients for a healthy community (suggestions from the floor, listed on flip chart 15 mins) |
| 11.15 | 10 mins | Break | |
| 11.25 | 30 mins | E: MCA exercise | Q: What have been the impacts of these changes? E1: Explain exercise - show on flip chart - participants fill in the five changes on their own sheet (10 mins) E2: Participants work individually to show direction and strength of change (20 mins) |
| 11.55 | 5 mins | F: Closing | F1: Final questions F2: Outline of next steps and outputs (one slide max) F3: Feedback forms |
Exercise objectives
| A: Orientation exercise | Participants meet each other and begin to discuss key events that have happened in the parish. |
| B: Project introduction | Participants understand aims of the project and see an overview of data collected for the parish, including key changes identified in interviews. Present nine 'ingredients' for a healthy/thriving community and the wider factors which may have influenced the community (other factors framework). |
| C: Timelines | Timeline to help participants identify events that influenced economic, environmental and social changes. Capture discussion that relates to how events and changes have influenced the ingredients for a healthy community. |
| D: Key changes | Discuss links between the changes which emerged from Exercise C. Identify important events that have influenced the nine ingredients over time. Identify most significant local changes to be evaluated. |
| E: MCA exercise | Understand how changes have influenced the nine 'ingredients'. Specific objectives: (i) evaluate relative influence of important changes on economic, social and environmental conditions (ingredients); (ii) assess how significant land ownership patterns have been relative to other events and changes; and (iii) record qualitative information as to why group/individuals evaluate impacts in the way they do. |
Equipment required
| A: Orientation exercise |
Sign-up sheet Large map of parish, large post-it notes, pens |
| B: Project introduction | Laptop, projector and screen, presentation (max. 6 slides) |
| C: Timelines | Timeline sheet 'Ingredients' to show on wall Flip chart for facilitator to record discussion Large post-it notes and pens |
| D: Key changes | Flip chart paper and stand |
| E: MCA exercise | Flip chart for demonstration MCA exercise handouts MCA matrix for wall |
| F: Closing | Final outputs presentation (one slide max) Feedback forms |
Contact
Email: Graeme Beale, socialresearch@gov.scot
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