Beschreibung:
Focus groups are an ever popular method for collecting qualitative data in the social sciences. Doing Focus Groups provides practical advice on planning and organizing successful groups. Rose Barbour discusses the advantages and limitations of using group discussion and demonstrates effective methods for collecting and analysing data.
Focus groups are an ever popular method for collecting qualitative data in the social sciences. Doing Focus Groups provides practical advice on planning and organizing successful groups. Rose Barbour discusses the advantages and limitations of using group discussion and demonstrates effective methods for collecting and analysing data.
Introducing Focus Groups
Uses and Abuses of Focus Groups
Underpinnings of Focus Group Research
Research Design
Sampling
Practicalities of Planning and Running Focus Groups
Ethics and Engagement
Generating Data
Starting to Make Sense of Focus Group Data
Analytical Challenges in Focus Group Research
Realizing the Full Potential of Focus Groups