Details of Survey Working Group Meeting 7 (2026-02-03)

Date/time

Chaired by Gemma Arblaster (University of Sheffield).

Meeting recording

Attendees

  • Gemma Arblaster
  • Siyuan Chen
  • Amanda Douglass
  • Matt Dunn
  • Daniel Goldstone
  • Rasha Moustafa
  • Fiona Mulvey

Apologies received from Onyeka Amiebenomo

Review of previous actions

Section / topicActionStatus
IntroductionWorking group to add any critical comments on these research questions before the next meeting.Complete
GA to review survey content to ensure the research questions would be answered by the survey responses, then cross checked by OAComplete
ResultsMD, FM, DG to work on categorisation of responses and analysis of the resultsOngoing – nearly complete
MD, FM, DG to look at whether there are sufficient free text responses to analyse, collate, possibly display graphically (wordcloud), or use example quotes to illustrate ‘themes’ or points. Agreed steps:DG to give data ‘first pass’DG with FM to come up with list of variablesMD to code the data using these variables FM and DG to then check (and cross check) coding is correct – any discrepancies would be discussed and resolvedOngoing – nearly complete
Communication with working groupSummary of research questions to be added by GA to ISCET forum (survey subcommittee)Complete
Recording of meeting to be sent by GA to Siyuan Chen to be uploaded to ISCET websiteComplete
Reminder for the working group to leave comments on google docs with identifying name or to be signed in to google when commenting. Complete
Action for wider ISCET group (possibly later) to discuss file format for future – RM to add this to wider ISCET agendaComplete

Actions

Results

  • GA to start data handling description, then DG, MD and FM to add their steps of data handling
  • Work on results ongoing by DG, MD, FM. Once complete, this will require a final check of results coding to be done by a volunteer(s) from the group. FM to ask by email once this is ready.
  • FM happy to run stats initially, once coding is complete

Discussion

  • GA to start limitations section to acknowledge multi responses and multiple roles

Wider ISCET group

  • Add agenda item to wider ISCET meeting – data repository for future – RM (in addition to point above regarding file format and transparency of working)
  • GA to send meeting recording to SC for upload to ISCET website

Next meeting

Tuesday 24th January 10:30–11:30 GMT (Online via Google Meet)

Chat

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Gemma Arblaster: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xdb9aSInmAYF7SbFYWGsTdxEj-ruFHZt9hbPOABaaBY/edit?usp=sharing

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Gemma Arblaster: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xdb9aSInmAYF7SbFYWGsTdxEj-ruFHZt9hbPOABaaBY/edit?usp=sharing

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Gemma Arblaster: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIi-aZyGnZGtSgPFGE-3R76-TVFUY2GQDXj9WrIQtjs/edit?usp=sharing

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Amanda Douglass: GitHub
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Siyuan Chen: github