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KMID : 0921420090140030363
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Korean Journal of Communication Disorders
2009 Volume.14 No. 3 p.363 ~ p.379
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A Qualitative Inquiry on the Paradise-Fluency Assessment (P-FA)
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Ha Ji-Wan
Lee Eun-Ju
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Abstract
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Background & Objectives: The Paradise-Fluency Assessment (P-FA) is a norm-referenced fluency assessment tool that can be used for both clinical and research purposes in Korea. The purpose of this study was to analyze estimates, suggestions and requests provided by specialized users regarding P-FA.
Methods: Interviews were conducted with six speech-language pathologistswho specialize in stuttering. All interviews were audio-taped and transcribed. The transcripts were analyzed by the qualitative method using Nvivo 2 (2002).
Results: Four main themes emerged from the qualitative analysis: (1) advantages of P-FA,(2) suggestions about P-FA, (3) disagreement between developers and users of P-FA, and (4) issues of stuttering beyond P-FA. Advantages of and suggestions about P-FA mean users’ satisfaction and dissatisfaction with P-FA, respectively. From disagreement between developers and users, we concluded that P-FA developers’ intentions were not effectively delivered to the users. Issues of stuttering itself were also raised in all interview processes.
Discussion & Conclusion: The results of this study should be used to improve and to implement the P-FA as a fluency assessment tool in a more effective manner.
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KEYWORD
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Paradise-Fluency Assessment (P-FA), qualitative study, NVivo
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