Developing longitudinal qualitative designs: lessons learned and recommendations for health services research

Calman, Lynn; Brunton, Lisa; Molassiotis, Alex

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“…The emphasis LQR places on building temporality and prolonged engagement into the research process, accommodated the exploration of what the BPC experience meant to its participants, in terms of the development of competencies and how these meanings changed as a result of participation over time (Calman et al, 2013;Harmeling, 2011;Honig, 2004;Thomson and McLeod, 2015). LQR enabled the research to elicit the position of the nascent entrepreneur at the start-of, end-of and six months after the competition.…”

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“…LQR enabled the research to elicit the position of the nascent entrepreneur at the start-of, end-of and six months after the competition. It was valuable in this respect that LQR was prospective rather than retrospective in orientation (Calman et al, 2013), particularly given the ascribed utility of following people overtime rather than relying solely on retrospective accounts when exploring entrepreneurial learning given that the perspective afforded by the passing of time can change the way an experience and learning is viewed (Calman et al, 2013;Rae, 2000).…”

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“…The current study adopted a LQR approach (Calman et al, 2013;Farrall, 2006;Thomson and McLeod, 2015). Such an approach capitalised upon the recognised value of adopting in-depth qualitative approaches to the study of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurship education (Galloway et al, 2015;Lindgren and Packendorff, 2009;Nabi et al, 2009;Rae, 2000) as well as under-researched phenomenon more generally (Patton, 2004).…”

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An exploration of the Business Plan Competition as a methodology for effective nascent entrepreneurial learning

Watson

McGowan

Cunningham

2017

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Purpose -Business Plan Competitions (BPCs) are readily prescribed and promoted as a valuable entrepreneurial learning activity on university campuses worldwide. There is an acceptance of their value despite the clear lack of empirical attention on the learning experience of nascent entrepreneurs during and post-participation in university-based BPCs. To address this deficit, the purpose of this paper is to explore how participation in a university-based BPC affords entrepreneurial learning outcomes, through the development of competencies, amongst nascent entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach -Underpinned by a constructivist paradigm, a longitudinal qualitative methodological approach was adopted. In-depth interviews with nascent entrepreneur participants of a UK university-based BPC were undertaken at the start and end of the competition but also six months after participation. This method enabled access to the participant's experiences of the competition and appreciation of the meanings they attached to this experience as a source of entrepreneurial learning. Data were analysed according to the wave of data collection and a thematic analytical approach was taken to identify patterns across participant accounts. Findings -At the start of the competition, participation was viewed as a valuable experiential learning opportunity in pursuit of the competencies needed, but not yet held, to progress implementation of the nascent venture. At the end of the competition, participants considered their participation experience had afforded the development of pitching, public speaking, networking and business plan production competencies and also self-confidence. Six months post-competition, participants still recognised that competencies had been developed; however, application of these were deemed as being confined to participation in other competitions rather than the routine dayto-day aspects of venture implementation. Developed competencies and learning remained useful given a prevailing view that further competition participation represented an important activity which would enable value to be leveraged in terms of finance, marketing and networking opportunities for new venture creation. Research limitations/implications -The findings challenge the common understanding that the BPC represents an effective methodology for highly authentic, relevant and broadly applicable entrepreneurial learning. Moreover the idea that the competencies needed for routine venture implementation and competencies developed through competition are synonymous is challenged. By extension the study suggests competition activities may not be as closely tied to the realities of new venture creation as commonly portrayed or understood and that the learning afforded is situated within a competition context. Competitions could therefore be preventing the opportunities for entrepreneurial learning that they purport they offer. Given the practical importance of competition participation as a resource acquisition activity for nascent en...

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Section: Methodological Considerations Data Collection and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodological Considerations Data Collection and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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An exploration of the Business Plan Competition as a methodology for effective nascent entrepreneurial learning

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Cunningham

2017

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“…While biographical time relates to the individual life; generational time relates to the relationships between generations; and historical time relates to 'how individuals locate themselves in relation to different external events, and wider social and structural conditions, both local and global [132]. In this PhD study the underlying conceptual question to examine biographical time was how participants understood the links between their earlier and later selves 40 . Conversely, an underlying conceptual question to examine generational time was how participants from different generations offered diverse perspectives 41 .…”

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“…QLR is particularly well suited to capturing critical moments and the changing processes involved in chronic illness care [40] and thus QLR is a useful method for exploring how positive people in regional Queensland have managed change. One QLR study in Australia conducted by Straightpoz [25], investigated heterosexual men and women living with HIV in Sydney, New South Wales.…”

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Living with HIV in regional Queensland: social ties, care and support in managing a long-term complex chronic illness

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involving data analysis at each and across time points was employed to examine participants' social practices on the continuum of care. Practices examined include adherence to treatment, forming and using social networks and social ties to manage everyday life, and caregiving. Analysis of the changing macro and regional health systems, policies and cultural paradigms provided a background within which participants' practices were examined. Bernard Gardiner, the fellow PhD student on The LPQ Study, and Kate Hannan, the research assistant on The LPQ Study, have provided substantial input and feedback into preliminary themes arising from the data analysis of this PhD study and into drafts of abstracts. Kate Hannan has provided ongoing technical support into the highly involved fieldwork carried over two years.I would also like to acknowledge the ongoing support from, and the dialogue with the partner organizations of The LPQ Study: Positive Directions (prior to defunding), Queensland Positive People and Queensland Association of Healthy Communities.They provided substantial input into all phases of The LPQ Study.

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School‐based support for children with conduct disorders; a qualitative longitudinal study of high‐need families

Stevens

2018

British Educational Res J

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Primary school‐aged children with conduct problems are at risk of future antisocial and criminal behaviour, particularly when there are additional family‐level risk factors. However, little is known about how school‐related factors can reduce that risk. This qualitative longitudinal study investigates school‐related influences on changes in the behaviour of at‐risk children in high‐need families over a period of 5 years. Families of 11 children with serious behaviour problems were followed over the transition to secondary school. In‐depth interviews with mothers, and with practitioners who support the child or family, explored school‐related factors which appeared helpful or unhelpful in improving children's behaviour over time. The analysis found that the disjuncture between the nurture experienced at primary school and a lack of nurture later at secondary school was problematic. Children tended to change primary school until they found one prepared to offer them a high level of nurture and supervision. Consistent relationships with supportive adults were important, but were rare after the transfer to secondary school. Literacy problems remained unrecognised or unaddressed for too long, contributing to children's lack of engagement. Inconsistent disciplinary responses to minor behaviour issues tended to escalate problems and most children were eventually excluded from mainstream education. Communication between parents and school staff was often problematic; parents sometimes experienced school contacts as burdensome, ill‐informed and unsupportive. However, good communication could aid development of successful approaches to supporting children with difficult behaviour.

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Developing longitudinal qualitative designs: lessons learned and recommendations for health services research

Cited by 234 publications

References 37 publications

An exploration of the Business Plan Competition as a methodology for effective nascent entrepreneurial learning

An exploration of the Business Plan Competition as a methodology for effective nascent entrepreneurial learning

Living with HIV in regional Queensland: social ties, care and support in managing a long-term complex chronic illness

School‐based support for children with conduct disorders; a qualitative longitudinal study of high‐need families

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