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Table 1 Methods and stages of data collection

From: Creating conditions for effective knowledge brokering: a qualitative case study

2008 – 2014

(Intervention commences in 2008)

2015

(Research commences in 2015)

2016 – 2017

(Bulk of empirical work conducted)

2018

(Research concludes in 2018; Intervention is ongoing)

TOTALS

Empirical research yet to commence

Analysis of contemporary and historical policy documents

 

Analysis of contemporary policy documents

 

Semi-structured interviews with past & present intervention participants

Semi-structured interviews with present intervention participants

Semi-structured interviews with present intervention participants

Semi-structured interviews

Policy-makers:

Improvement advisors:

Exec. sponsors:

Policy-makers:

Improvement advisors:

Exec. sponsors:

Policy-makers:

Improvement advisors:

Exec. sponsors:

Policy-makers:

Improvement advisors:

Exec. sponsors:

4

13

6

10

10

5

2

7

2

16

30

13

         

TOTAL: 57 interviews*

Focus groups:

8

Focus groups:

4

 

TOTAL: 12 focus groups

Field work:

9.5 notated hours

Field work:

99 notated hours

Field work:

28.5 notated hours

TOTAL: 137 field work hours

  1. *Three knowledge broker interviewees had also previously been involved in the intervention as policy-makers. We treated each of these cases as two distinct interviews, as we explored both sets of these participants’ experience. We also interviewed four key participants at multiple time points. In sum, we conducted 57 interviews with 49 individuals