`I read this book in a single sitting. It is written in an enthusiastic, helpful and clear style that held my attention, and made me want to read what came next. I shall read it again in a single sitting - probably more than once. For it offers common-sense advice about planning and running focus groups which I will want to revisit′ - British Journal of Education Technology The Third Edition of the `standard′ for learning how to conduct a focus group contains: a new chapter comparing and contrasting market research, academic, nonprofit and participatory approaches to focus group research; expanded descriptions on how to plan focus group studies and do the analysis, including step-by-step procedures; examples of questions that ask participants to do more than just discuss, and suggestions on how to answer questions about your focus group research.
Focus groups constitute the most appropriate, rigorous, and relevant qualitative research tool for this purpose, and one that is cost-effective and builds community when conducted using the ODU Method described in this book.
This book provides an historical perspective on focus groups, a theoretical foundation helpful for supporting focus groups with marginalized groups, vulnerable populations (older adults, children), and participants with non-Western settings ...
Seidel , J. , Freise , S. , & Leonard , D. C. ( 1995 ) . The ethnograph v4.0 : A user's guide . ... Sussman , S. , Burton , D. , Dent , C. W. , Stacy , A. W. , & Flay , B. R. ( 1991 ) . ... Templeton , J. F. ( 1994 ) .
This title addresses the issues, practice wisdom and problems in conducting focus groups.
Basic and Advanced Focus Groups illustrates both the different types of focus groups and how to decide among those options in order to produce the most effective focus groups possible.
Volume 3 of this series describes a practical process for identifying powerful themes, & offers a clear strategy for translating these themes into questions. It also makes the process of developing good questions a practical proposition.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. Bakhtin, M. M. (1993). Toward a Philosophy of the Act (V. ... Bishop, R., Berryman, M., Cavanagh, T., Teddy, L., and Clapham, S. (2006). Te Kotahitanga Phase 3 Whakawhanaungatanga: Establishing a ...
The First Edition of Richard Krueger's Focus Groups has become the standard introduction to a technique that is used across the social sciences and professions.
Focus Groups: Hitting the Bull's-eye
Volume 4 of this series is indispensable for all wishing to improve their focus group moderating skills.