Discusses continuing the functioning and/or work of the coalition irrespective of traditional support structures of grant funding, formal membership, dues, etc.
APPENDIX G. Qualitative Data Analysis Codebook (Sub-Themes for Significant Relationships)
CODEBOOK
(common sub-themes, N=6)
Significant Relationships Common Sub-Themes refs/sources
Hypothesis 1
Leadership –
Social Resources
Makes explicit statements about how leaders who help facilitate the convening, discussion, information-gathering, and action steps of the coalition facilitate/bring about community resources
(e.g., community assets, opportunities for collaboration, funding, training, data) that are identified or manifested as a result of the coalition’s work.
4/4
Social Resources – Participation
Discusses the community resources (e.g., community assets, opportunities for collaboration, funding, training, data) that are identified or manifested as a result of the coalition’s work, as
reasons why they are attending monthly meetings of the
coalition, being involved in the discussion or playing active roles, and length of participation/membership in coalition.
5/5
Hypothesis 5
Decision Making – Member Satisfaction
Discusses how the coalition arrives at decisions or actions (e.g., collaborative, in group, by consensus, etc.) leads to a general
feeling of approval of/contentment with the way the coalition is/has been meeting personal or community needs.
8/5
Member Satisfaction – Commitment
Expresses general feelings of approval that the coalition is/has been adequately meeting personal/community needs which leads to a feeling of care or concern for, or commitment to the work of
the coalition, a desire to see it continue into the future, and/or pride in membership.
6/6
Hypothesis 6
Leadership –
Member Satisfaction
Makes statements about how leaders who help facilitate the convening, discussion, information-gathering, and action steps of the coalition facilitate/bring about a general
approval/conentment with the way the coalition is/has been meeting personal and community needs.
8/6
Member Satisfaction – Commitment
Expresses how a general approval/conentment with the way the coalition is/has been meeting personal/community needs has
facilitated a feeling of care or concern for, or commitment to the
work of the coalition, a desire to see it continue into the future, and/or pride in membership.
6/6
Additional Relationships
Leadership – Commitment
Makes statements about how leaders who help facilitate the convening, discussion, and action steps of the coalition
facilitate/bring about a feeling of care or concern for, or
commitment to the work of the coalition, a desire to see it continue into the future, and/or pride in membership.
6/6
Sense of Community – Participation
Discusses how an individual/or collective sense of connection and belonging to the community, or a feeling of unity and cohesion in the coalition as reasons why they are attending
monthly meetings of the coalition, being involved in the discussion or playing active roles.
APPENDIX H. Informed Consent
Georgia State University Department of Psychology
Informed Consent
Title: Understanding Member Engagement through Participation and Commitment in a Community-Based Health Coalition, 1994-2008: A Mixed-Methodological Study
Principal Investigator: James Emshoff, Ph.D.
I. Purpose:
You are invited to be in a study. The purpose of the study is to find out how the Clarkston Health Collaborative, as a community coalition, has stayed active for nearly 14 years. Also, what keeps people participating and staying committed to the work of the group.
You are being chosen because you are a current or former member of the coalition. A total of 100 people out of over 300 was chosen for this study. This survey will require about 20 minutes of your time.
II. Procedures:
You will complete a survey covering 12 areas of coalition activities. Your identity will not be known. We will not tell you everything about the study in advance. When the study is over, we will tell you everything. At that time you can choose if you want to let us use your information or not.
III. Risks:
You will not have any more risks than you would in a normal day of life. IV. Benefits:
Being in this study may not benefit you directly. We hope to learn why people continue be in community coalitions.
V. Voluntary:
Completing this survey is voluntary. You do not have to be in this study. If you decide to be in the study and change your mind, you can stop at any time. You may skip questions. If you stop, you will not lose any benefits you may have been promised.
VI. Privacy:
We will keep your answers private. We will use numbers and not your name on your answers. Only evaluators will have access to the information you provide. It was stored in a secure computer at Georgia State University and may be used for future research purposes. This is a safe survey and responses cannot be viewed on the internet.
VII. Contact Persons:
If you have questions about this study call James Emshoff at 404-413-6270, [email protected]. If you have concerns about your rights as a participant in this study, contact Susan Vogtner at 404-413-3513 or [email protected].
VIII. Copy of Consent Form to Subject:
We will give you a copy of this consent form to keep.
If you are willing to volunteer for this research and, and volunteer to be interviewed and audio- recorded, please sign below.
____________________________________________ _________________
Participant Date
_____________________________________________ _________________
Principal Investigator or Researcher Obtaining Consent Date