{"id":129,"date":"2018-10-02T11:48:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T11:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2019-10-03T12:50:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:50:24","slug":"how-to-collect-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/how-to-guide\/how-to-collect-data\/","title":{"rendered":"How to collect data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Here you will explore:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>what is meant by \u2018data\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>where and how data collection fits into the process of working with flood-affected communities<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>different methods you can use to work with flood-affected people and the types of data that these will produce, e.g. audio recordings of people speaking, drawings, photographs etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">What is \u2018data\u2019?<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Data is any material that gets collected or contributed by flood-affected people, who are very often concerned to help others who may go through similar experiences, or to help policy and practice better understand what being flooded means. If during your work you want to take photographs, audio and video recordings or collect other forms of written or creative material you will need to think about the ethics of how you collect, store and use this material. You should also\u00a0consider how different ways of working will generate different types of data.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1046\" style=\"width: 958px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/how-to-collect-data-long-description\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1046\" class=\"wp-image-1046 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/how-to-flowchart-for-collect-data-page.jpg\" alt=\"Flowchart of data collection steps. Long description via link. \" width=\"948\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/how-to-flowchart-for-collect-data-page.jpg 948w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/how-to-flowchart-for-collect-data-page-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/how-to-flowchart-for-collect-data-page-768x735.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/how-to-flowchart-for-collect-data-page-314x300.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Where data collection fits into the process of working with flood-affected communities<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Before you begin!<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Before starting to work with flood-affected communities, you need to have carefully set up the project and considered the ethical issues. See the section on this website about <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/how-to-guide\/how-to-work-ethically\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>working ethically<\/strong><\/a>, including the downloadable <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2019\/09\/Accessible-Working-with-flood-affected-people-a-guide-for-ethical-practice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guide to the ethics of working with flood-affected people<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Data collection methods<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Different research methods are suitable for different groups. The Lancaster research team has used a range of methods when working with children and adults and this has generated a variety of data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Working with children<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Lancaster team has drawn on a range of qualitative approaches designed to support children in voicing their experiences and thoughts in a safe environment. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Drama\/team-building<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Workshops with children have started and ended with <strong>drama and team-building<\/strong> activities. These help to build trust among the group, to \u2018warm up\u2019 skills such as observation and to promote a fun, creative but also reflective atmosphere with scope for analysis and evaluation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_579\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-579\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x_2015-02-13_SF_W2_Warm-up-17-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"children and adults freeze in a shape in a warm up activity\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x_2015-02-13_SF_W2_Warm-up-17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x_2015-02-13_SF_W2_Warm-up-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x_2015-02-13_SF_W2_Warm-up-17-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x_2015-02-13_SF_W2_Warm-up-17-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Warm up activity<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Photographs of children taking part in drama and evaluation activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio-recordings of children talking during evaluation activities (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Walk &amp; talk and photo talk<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_878\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"wp-image-878 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/x_2015-02-13_SF_WS2_Walk-25-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"description\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/x_2015-02-13_SF_WS2_Walk-25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/x_2015-02-13_SF_WS2_Walk-25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/x_2015-02-13_SF_WS2_Walk-25-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/x_2015-02-13_SF_WS2_Walk-25-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Walk &amp; talk activity<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Following the warm-up activities, the Children, Young People and Flooding\u00a0project workshops began with <strong>walk &amp; talk<\/strong>: walking with the children in the local flood-affected area and recording the conversations along the way. The children took photos of things or places that reminded them of the flood, such as skips, flood-damaged buildings and riversides. There were also scenes of recovery like houses being rebuilt and renovated and on-going essential drainage works. Back in the workshop, children used the photos they took on the walk to share stories in the group during a <strong>photo talk<\/strong> session, which was also recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_974\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-974\" class=\"wp-image-974 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Talking-about-the-photos-300x225-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"dec\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Photo talk activity<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of children talking during the walks (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Photographs children took during the walks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of children talking about their photographs (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Sandplay and 3D modelling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Knowing how hard it is for people who have been flooded to convey what they have gone through, the Children, Young People and Flooding project used <strong>3D modelling<\/strong> to invite the children to share their experiences. A\u00a0great\u00a0way to start is with sand, a simple and playful means to connect with expressing ideas and memories using tactile materials. This then led to thinking about how to express parts of the story in more complex 3D. The children used\u00a0a range of materials (such as clay, sticks and moss to wool, textiles and buttons)\u00a0to show what happened and how the flood still affected them.\u00a0Once completed,\u00a0the children\u00a0shared what\u00a0they had made with others in\u00a0their group, naming the different\u00a0parts of the models and talking about\u00a0what each feature meant.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_677\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-677\" class=\"wp-image-677 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x2015-02-06_TV_WS2_Model-21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hands and arms wroking at the table with blue wool beside the developing clay model of a skip decorated with small blue tiles and scraps of silver paper\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x2015-02-06_TV_WS2_Model-21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x2015-02-06_TV_WS2_Model-21-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x2015-02-06_TV_WS2_Model-21-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x2015-02-06_TV_WS2_Model-21-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/11\/x2015-02-06_TV_WS2_Model-21.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Group modelling activity<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Photographs of children taking part in sandplay and modelling activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Photographs of individual and group models created by the children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of children talking about their models and the sandplay\/model-making process (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Storyboards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Hull Children\u2019s Flood Project adopted a <strong>storyboard <\/strong>methodology, where children drew pictures or used creative writing to tell their stories. Following group warm-up activities, the research team showed a presentation called \u2018And Then What\u2026?\u2019, built around a series of images from the Hull 2007 floods, which was designed to get the children thinking about their own memories and experiences. The children were then given drawing materials and blank pieces of A3 paper and encouraged to choose their own ways of representing their \u2018flood journey\u2019, starting on the day of the flood and going up to the day of the research workshop. The research team followed up with individual interviews about the storyboards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Children\u2019s storyboard drawings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of individual discussion about the storyboards (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_167\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/long-description-of-storyboard-about-displacement-created-during-the-hull-childrens-flood-project\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167\" class=\"wp-image-167 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/10\/S03-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Storyboard drawing of the floods and evacuation from home. Long description via embedded link.\" width=\"584\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/10\/S03-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/10\/S03-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/10\/S03-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/10\/S03-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Storyboard about displacement created during the Hull Children&#8217;s Flood Project. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Individual Interviews<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The team involved in the Hull Children\u2019s Flood Project used the children\u2019s storyboards to generate questions to use in short semi-structured interviews. Each child was encouraged to talk in more depth about their storyboards with a researcher in a one-on-one discussion. Some young people from the Children, Young People and Flooding project also requested individual interview as a follow-up to the group workshops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of individual interviews with children (and written transcripts of these)<\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1283\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1283\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1283\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/New-interview-transcript-image-2-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"pdf showing small section of transcript\" width=\"584\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/New-interview-transcript-image-2-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/New-interview-transcript-image-2-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/New-interview-transcript-image-2-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/New-interview-transcript-image-2-500x291.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/New-interview-transcript-image-2.jpg 2017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Section from transcript<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Group Discussion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">During the Children, Young People and Flooding project, the research team took some of the data (interview transcripts and photographs) back to a workshop with the children and used this as a stimulus for discussion. The children were invited to identify key themes and concerns and then work together to\u00a0identify decision makers involved in flood risk management and the key messages they wanted to convey to them. Ideas from these <strong>group discussions<\/strong> were pooled together (as below) and later written up as \u2018flood manifestos\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1081\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/long-description-of-group-discussion-manifesto\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-image-1081 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Ideas-for-school-actions.jpg\" alt=\"Handwritten manifesto in list form. Long description via embedded link. \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Ideas-for-school-actions.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Ideas-for-school-actions-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Ideas-for-school-actions-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">The children&#8217;s notes from their group discussion<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of children\u2019s group discussion (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Written notes produced by children during group discussion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Stakeholder engagement events<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">At the end of\u00a0the Children, Young People and Flooding project, the children worked together to create <strong>performance-based pieces that were presented to audiences of stakeholders<\/strong> affected by flooding and involved in flood risk management. These performances\u00a0incorporated quotations and photographs from the project, brought to life through drama sketches, sound sequences and children reading aloud. At the end the audience was handed the children\u2019s \u2018flood manifestos\u2019 and asked to write individual pledges of action in response.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1136\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1136\" class=\"wp-image-1136 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Stakeholder-event-1024x581-300x170.png\" alt=\"audience viewing participants on stage \" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Stakeholder-event-1024x581-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Stakeholder-event-1024x581-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Stakeholder-event-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/Stakeholder-event-1024x581-500x284.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;font-size: 12pt\">Stakeholder event<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Stakeholder event performance scripts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Video of performances by children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Written pledges generated at stakeholder engagement events<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Working with adults<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Lancaster research team has used a range of in-depth qualitative methods to better understand adults\u2019 experiences of flooding and the drawn out process of recovery. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Written diaries<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">During the Hull Floods Project, adults were invited to keep weekly <strong>diaries<\/strong> over an 18 month period. This approach gave participants the freedom to choose what to write about in their own words while providing a real-time record of events and experiences, thereby tracking their own recovery process, week by week. The diary booklet began with a few \u2018warm up\u2019 exercises where participants were asked weekly to rate their health, quality of life and relationships with family and friends, using a simple scale ranging from \u2018very poor\u2019 to \u2018very good\u2019. There was also a section where they could enter details of what they had done on particular days that week. This got the participants used to writing in readiness for the main free-text section where they wrote whatever they liked about their lives that week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Written diaries of adults recovering from flooding<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/floodarchive\/files\/2018\/12\/diary-image.jpg\" alt=\"decorative\" width=\"788\" height=\"612\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Group discussions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The adults involved in the Hull Floods Project requested to meet quarterly as a group. These <strong>group discussions<\/strong> followed a semi-structured format: the researchers introduced key issues identified from initial readings of the participants\u2019 diary material but, for the most part, the team simply let the conversation flow and participants bring up issues most relevant for them. The initial aim of the discussions was to encourage group reflection on the challenges participants were facing and suggestions for the future, but it was recognised that these discussions came to play a \u2018therapeutic\u2019 role, while also supporting the emergence of participants\u2019 expertise as they grew more confident about sharing their experiences and opinions. This emerging expertise meant that the groups evolved to take on a more participatory, consultative role in the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of adults\u2019 group discussions (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Individual interviews<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Lancaster research team has conducted <strong>one-on-one interviews<\/strong> with adults flooded at home and at work, as well as with\u00a0those\u00a0involved in flood response and recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of individual interviews with adults (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Stakeholder engagement events<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Hull Floods Project culminated in a day-long <strong>stakeholder engagement event<\/strong>, bringing together the project participants with key agencies such as water companies, government departments, local authorities and the insurance industry. The workshop included discussions about the recovery process following a flood and how to build resilience to future flooding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Data produced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Written notes from workshop discussions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Audio recordings of group discussion (and written transcripts of these)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Photographs and video of the event<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><b>After collecting data<\/b><span style=\"color: #001000\">\u00a0Data<\/span><\/span> can be used simply as evidence of your community activity\/engagement, but it can also be <strong>analysed<\/strong> to help you develop further flood resilience work or inform policymaking<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Remember to store your data carefully. 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