METHOD
Our project adopts a participatory development communication approach that involves interacting and engaging with ex-offenders in Singapore to hear their struggles as they reintegrate to society, therefore giving them a voice to share their personal experience
DATA COLLECTION
PARTICIPANTS
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Five participants
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Ex-residents of halfway houses
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Three from The Hiding Place
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Two from The Ashram
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All males
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Mean age: 47.6 years old
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Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents
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Monthly income < S$1,900
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Recruited via snowball and purposive sampling
DESIGN
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Semi-structured in-depth interviews
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Interview questions surrounded key themes that emerged from our research
PROCEDEURES
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Interviews were conducted at the respective halfway houses that the participants were former residents of
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The Hiding Place
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The Ashram
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Interviews were recorded with consent, and transcribed
DATA ANALYSIS
Our data analysis was guided by a grounded theory framework. Through the iterative process of emergent coding, we reviewed the interview transcripts and identified key themes central to the data collected