Table 4 Key domains and target groups for In-Depth Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
From: Evaluating institutional capacity for research ethics in Africa: a case study from Botswana
Domains | Target group for IDI/FGD | Illustrative question/s |
|---|---|---|
Research ethics influences | Research staff, researchers | How does research ethics affect your day to day research activities? |
Research ethics training | Graduate students, research staff, researchers, IRB members | Have you ever taken any courses in bioethics or participated in ethics training? |
Research ethics resources | Graduate students, research staff, researchers | If you had a bioethics or research ethics question, where would you go to get an answer? |
Perception of strengths and challenges | Research staff, researchers, IRB members | What do you see as institution's greatest research ethics strengths? |
Research ethics and your institutions approach to ethics review | IRB members | What do you feel is the role of the IRB at the institution? |
Research experience | Graduate students | Have you conducted any research at this institution as a graduate student? |
Relationship with IRB | Research staff, researchers, IRB members | How would you describe the IRB's relationship with researchers / research staff? |
IRB Composition | IRB members | Where, if anywhere, is content-area expertise lacking in the committee? |
Quality of IRB Review | IRB members | Do you feel the review process adds something to the research being conducted? |