LIST OF TABLES
4.6 RECRUITMENT OF RESEARCH TEAM
4.6.2 Research project meetings
4.6.2.2 Second research project meeting
The second research meeting was very different compared to what was planned.
Much of the team did not attend. The researcher made a Whatsapp group to communicate with the participants. From the feedback from the participants, it seemed as though the groups wanted to meet separately. At this juncture, the research team suggested rescheduling the meetings to one-one meetings. The researcher agreed.
The new dates were circulated through our Whatapp chat platform.
Before the end of August 2018 Table 4.2: Research plans
Date Time Activity Responsible
person 13thAugust 2018 13:00pm-
13:30pm
Only two attended Meetings changes
Researcher/
research team 15thAugust 2018 11:30am-
14:30pm
Meetings agreement Day
Researcher/
research team 17thAugust 2018 10:30am-
11:30am
Data generation By attendance
Researcher/
research team 21stAugust 2018 11:00am-
13:00pm
Data generation By attendance
Researcher/
research team 22ndAugust2018 08:30am-
12:30pm
Data generation By attendance
Researcher/
research team 23rdAugust 2018 11:00am-
12:00pm
Data generation By attendance
Researcher/
research team End of research
project
Not stipulated Debriefing on the research project.
Researcher/
research team
Reflection after meeting summary
LGBTI co (4): Where are the people in the house? Sir…do you think we can start or what you think? Are people sent messages of their lateness or absent? Let hear please to know the next thing to do. Thanks.
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Stu (1) SH5: I think we should communicate ourselves if we really ready for this…three of us out seventeen cannot do anything. Maybe we can change what might not make it easy for others.
OCFT: let see how many are we for few mins more, then we go, im I making any sense?
Researcher: Based on this signal of our team not present now, let wait for ten minutes for them and if they do not, we can decide and communicate them on platform so that there won’t be anyone wasting time. All of us can have it the way we like as we are fully part of this study. At last we agreed the following dates 15th, 17th, 21, 22nd and 23th and communicated others to make their suggestions which were in support to cooperate together as it nature participatory on date but features at different times.
Table: 4:3 Reflexive essay
Research team Reflexive essay
SH3 – 17/08/2018 “It was very good section and it should help bring about the understanding about LGBTI communities and things that need to be done to ensure safety and free and the LGBTI”.
He suggested to ask few more questions and explore different views from different people; then start from the topic
and arrange the essays and shows.
SH2 “Today’s session was good, I wrote what I feel about the LGBTI communities and there were some good questions
where I had to respond freely”.
SH3 & SH2 In contrast to (SH3) advice, (SH2) affirms that “more questions can be asked about the LGBTI specifically and also we have to be asked how LGBTI feel about us ill-treating
them, or our behavior towards them”.
SRC 20/08/2018 SRC applauded the importance of this study while making a note to consider other disciplines as participants for the study, to provide more different perspectives, views and
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opinions to research questions raised to embracing LGBTI communities at a university campus.
SH4 SH4 pointed to the urgency of this study for the creation of more awareness from the entire university for insightful intervention to embracing LGBTI communities in a safe
university environment.
SH1 21/08/2018 SH1; “Today’s session was very interesting. It is not everyday where you find people willing to talk about LGBTI
communities, but it also makes you aware that the environment around you as you know it is change slowly.
This also gives courage and reassurance to LGBTI communities that they are being recognized and slowly being
accepted for who they are”. She maintained that “This session was both decent and attractive in terms of approach
and invitation to being more open about the topic about LGBTI communities”.
USSP 22/08/2018 USSP reported “I felt relaxed and free to speak about real issues that affect the LGBTI community. I think it important
for such platforms to occur to answer issues affecting the LGBI community are addressed”. Also, Lesendreigh added
that “perhaps provide clips and pictures that get though process activated. By seeing clips and pictures one begins to
a feat the pain/frustration/need for support towards LGBTI community members”.
UL1 UL1 stated: “The session was great and informative. At least it informs the respondent to have a critical reflection on the issues around LGBTI community as well as on our society at
large”.
However, UL1 suggested that “From my perspective, I do not see anything wrong with the session. However, I will suggest
restructuring of some of the interview questions. This is because some of the questions are overlapping each other”.
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SH3 reflected that it “was very insightful and got me thinking about the different communities on campus and how they interact with one another”. However, noted that “some of the
questions seemed to be pretty much the same, but other than that nothing needed to be improved on”.
LGBTI Co 2 LGBTI Co 2 reported that “the session was very informative.
It was great seeing other LGBTI community member expressing similar thoughts”. LGBTI Co 2 also added that
“To involve other people outside the LGBTI communities to hear point of view concerning the community. I feel as if more
information as to how to transform the campus/university would be received/gathered”.
LGBTI Co 3 LGBTI Co 3: “Today’s session was very lively and I enjoyed it because I had to open up how I as a gay person feel And also raise my opinions on how to educate university students
about LGBTI community. Also, I think we should invite more heterosexual people/straight people by saying this I mean they can learn more from our session and understand how
we feel”.
SH5 23/08/2018 SH5: “Today’s session taught me that you mustn’t judge a person by his/her behavior, gender or the way he looks. It showed me that everyone is important in his way. To make this session more attractive, I think it should be runned as a
debate or talk show”.
Consolidated meeting: Date is not yet finalized after the study completion, to discuss the final feedbacks with research team.