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Using Focus Groups in Research
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Description
Focus Groups are often under-used as a valuable tool for research. This practical and extremely well-written guide offers advice on: * planning and organising focus groups * what types of questions to use* the limitations and advantages of using these groups as research methods* collecting the data at group sessions* how to analyse the data produced
Table of Contents
Preliminaries and definitions
-What kind of focus group
-Focus groups as a qualitative research method in the social sciences
2. Benefits and limitations of focus group methodology
-When to use groups and for what kinds of questions
-Limitations of focus groups
3. Planning and organising focus groups
-Selecting the participants
-The role of the moderator
-Selecting a location and other praticalities of setting up focus groups
-Ethical issues
4. Developing and asking questions
-The topic guide of questioning route
-Types of questions-Kinds of questions
5. Conducting focus groups
-Before the focus group session
-Stages of the focus group session
-After the session
6. Analysing focus group data
Further reading
References
Product details
Published | Dec 01 2003 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 104 |
ISBN | 9780826464729 |
Imprint | Continuum |
Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
Series | Continuum Research Methods |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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'Intended as an introduction to Focus Groups for research students, this book is a god-send for anyone considering the pros and cons of this approach, and a valuable practical toolkit for putting focus groups together. Its academic background makes this even more useful. It is properly referenced throughout, and sufficiently rigorous for its stated purpose - supporting MPhil and PHD students. Despite this - or perhaps because of it - it is written in clear, accessible English and introduces all the necessary concepts as it goes along.'
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