Observations

4. Take note of tone, attitudes, or phrasing of participants ’ responses. 5. Look for consensus or disagreements in the focus group responses. One way to do this is to count and record frequencies of responses. This could look something like the example below.

Observations

While reviewing the data from observations, the team should:

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4. Have each youth team member share their observations. Each youth team member should compare settings, participants, and notes. Take note of similar or repeated observations, as well as unique observations. This can be done by counting observations. Discuss themes and theories team members may have developed after finishing their observations.

Leading this Activity

To lead this activity, you can use the outlined review of the data above to lead the youth team through the process depending on the type of data they have. Make sure to give youth time to ask questions, be patient, and encourage all youth to participate and share their thoughts as the youth team reviews the data. Once the team has reviewed the data, use the information below to lead the youth team through the analysis of the data.

Discussing the Data

After reviewing and analyzing the data, the youth team will discuss their findings. The discussion of the results and data will lead the youth team to a deeper understanding of the needs of your community and how the youth team will work to address those needs with a solution. As the youth team discusses their results, they ’ll be asking “ why, ” “ what, ” and “how ” questions.

Here are some ideas on what could be discussed by the youth team. During the youth team ’ s discussion, they should review which answers were selected or discussed the most frequently,