Student Perceptions of Growth-Facilitating and Growth-Constraining Factors of Practice Placements: A Comparison between Japanese and United Kingdom Occupational Therapy Students
Table 2
NGT methods.
NGT methods
1st step
Recording ideas: participants concisely record each idea without debate at this point
Sheet A
Participants were divided into groups of four or five students (three groups each in Japan and the UK)
Participants described own opinion using sheet A
(a) Think of three good/best things about the final placement that helped/enabled (facilitated) one’s growth in critical self-awareness
10 minutes
(b) Think of three things that participant thinks did not help/hindered (constrained) one’s growth in critical self-awareness
(c) Rank each item on the two lists in order of importance—1st, 2nd, and 3rd
2nd step
Round-robin feedback and discussing ideas:
Sheet B
Participants discussed in each group using sheet B
(a) Write down the “No.1” from the “good (facilitating)” list from everyone in the group
(b) Write down the “No. 1” from the “hindered (constraining)” list from everyone in the group
Proceed until all participants’ ideas have been documented
10 minutes
Each recorded idea was then discussed to determine clarity and importance
All ideas of participants in a group were written down; however, if ideas overlapped, participants integrated them into one idea after discussion
3rd step
Voting on ideas: individuals vote privately to prioritize the ideas
Sheet B
From the two lists (facilitating and constraining things), pick out the five things that participants consider most important and rank them 1-5 in order of importance using sheet B
Write down the ranking given to each item on the two lists from everyone in the group
15 minutes
Identify the group’s most important “good (facilitating)” item from placement and most important “constraining” item from placement
The votes were tallied to identify the ideas that were rated highest by the group as a whole
4th step
Evaluation briefs: the research collaborator (RC) collects all the cards from the participants and feedback
Sheet C
RC wrote down all groups’ “top three” (facilitating and constraining items) using sheet C
10 minutes
Whole group reconvened. RC presented the results, including any similarities and differences
The ideas that were the most highly rated by the group were then defined as overall the most favored facilitating and constraining items