The article, Health empowerment among immigrant women in transnational marriages in Taiwan evaluates a theory-based intervention purposely designed to enhance an increase in the health empowerment of married migrant women in Taiwan. The qualitative methods of data collection employed for the study were; participatory observation and in-depth individual interviews (Yang, Wang, Lee, Lin, & Lin, 2015). Through the participatory observation method, the research team members used field noted to take records of all the interactions as well as activities in all the eight workshops used for the entire health empowerment program. Primarily, fieldnotes recorded involved observations of the arrangement settings, program participants, presentations, group dynamics, and all pre-meetings with the community partners. Also, an in-depth interview was conducted at the end of the program, where the team members wanted to seek the personal experience of study participants.
Tasks performed:
- Participator observations; the program participants were deployed to the interaction with the study participants and take notes on their interaction’s activities in various workshops (Karim, Siddiqa, Safdar, Razzaq, Gillani, Tahir, & Imran, 2017).
- In-depth individual interviews; at the end of the program, the team member interviewed to identify and record the personal experiences of the study participants (Fritz, & Vandermause, 2018)
In conclusion, participatory observations were a flexible way of conducting qualitative research as compared to other data collection approaches. The program team was able to remain open-minded, therefore giving them a chance to follow different directions, concepts, and theories during the study. This factor makes the research process exciting and professional. Also, through an in-depth interview with the study participants, a comprehensive data was obtained in a friendly environment as the participants were not restricted to speak out their ideas and to give feedback.