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Data was initially collected for this study via a focus group interview in April 2002 that lasted approximately 1h with a convenience sample of two female and five male lifeguards (paid employees of Surf Life Saving Queensland) and lifesavers (unpaid volunteers) that worked for SLSQ. The members of the focus group sample were highly experienced lifeguards/savers, with between 11 and 26 years (16 years on average) experience. During the interview the behaviour of international and domestic visitors to beaches on the Southeast Queensland coast was examined from the perspective of surf rescuers. The decision to focus on SLSA (Surf Life Saving Australia) lifeguards/savers is related to the fact that they are a feature of virtually all popular Australian beaches and their contribution to beach safety is widely recognised (Bigby, McClure, & Green, 2000). The rest of the data that was needed to successfully complete this study was collected using a questionnaire survey distributed in the lecture environment to a convenience sample of students at the University of Queensland, during November 2002. In total, 176 students were surveyed, 70% were Australian and 30% were international students. Using a multi-method approach supported by Pizam and Sussmann (1995), the comments of the lifeguards/savers during the focus group interview were used in the construction of the questionnaire. The need to collect data from international students in Australia, the majority of who come from Asia (Bohm, Davis, Meares, & Pearce, 2002), was a reason behind the decision to use a questionnaire. This method avoided the need for students to express themselves in interview or focus group contexts, which tend to be stressful and threatening for Asian students in particular. This cultural issue has the joint effect of dissuading Asian students from taking part in interviews and focus groups, and inhibiting the freedom of expression of those who do take part in these types of data collection methods (Lin, Endler, & Kocovski, 2001). During analysis of the focus group and survey data the emphasis was on understanding "the world of lived experiences from the point of view of those who live it" (Locke, 2001, p. 8). Therefore, all the data was analysed using an interpretative approach that attempted to provide a holistic analysis of the variety of the students’ knowledge of beach safety and behaviour when at the beach and the views of the lifeguards/savers rather than attempt to reduce them to a "norm" (Kitchin & Tate, 2000; Glesne, 1999). Statistical analysis of the survey data was undertaken using a series of chi square tests to add to the understanding of the information provided by the students. The significance level used for all the chi square tests was 0.05.【缺少答案,请补充】
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