The article then turns to Southern researchers' reflections, explored in semi-structured interviews, on themes identified by Northern researchers as important concerns in research collaborations.
Findings on the jury process were also derived from the transcripts, plus from the observational field notes and all researchers' reflections documented in postjury memos and email exchanges.
The process outlined by Moustakes (1994), which includes examination of the data for themes, using writing as a means to analyze, and including researcher reflection, "yields an explicit structure of the meaning of the lived experience" (Creswell 2013, p. 195).
To examine both the process and outcomes of the action research, the study employed a combination of observation, primary data collection, and participant and researcher reflection.
For this study, the interpretive descriptive approach supported an iterative process occurring between data collection and data analysis; the use of informed questioning of participants by the researcher; participant and researcher reflection and examination of ideas; and the creation of an interpretive account of what was studied [ 32].
Observation notes were taken with the help of an aide memoire based on the research questions and included details of participants, room layout, verbal exchanges and researcher reflections.
Observation notes included details of participants, room layout, verbal exchanges and researcher reflections.
Field researcher reflections noted the reluctance of nurses to enter general practitioner spaces, except to find things.
Observation notes were written during the observations, and a summary of each, including researcher reflections opinions, was written immediately afterward.
Data sources include discussion recordings, end-of-course interviews, goal setting sheets, weekly reflection journals, and researchers' observation notes.
