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By: Stewart, David W.
Contributor(s): Shamdasani, Prem N | Rook, Dennis W.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Publisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, c2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xii, 188 p. : ill.ISBN: 0761925821 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780761925828 (cloth : alk. paper); 076192583X (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780761925835 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Focus groups | Social sciences | Social groupsDDC classification: 300.72
Contents:
Introduction: focus group history, history, theory and practice -- Focus groups and the research toolbox -- Group dynamics and focus group research -- Recruiting focus group participant and designing the interview guide -- The focus group moderator -- Conducting the focus group -- Analyzing focus group data -- Focus group research in action -- Other group research techniques -- Conclusion
Summary: Stressing the interaction of the moderator and group as well as the mechanics of designing, conducting and interpreting the outcome of focus groups, this work provides a systematic treatment of focus group interviews within the context of social science research and theory
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Introduction: focus group history, history, theory and practice -- Focus groups and the research toolbox -- Group dynamics and focus group research -- Recruiting focus group participant and designing the interview guide -- The focus group moderator -- Conducting the focus group -- Analyzing focus group data -- Focus group research in action -- Other group research techniques -- Conclusion

Stressing the interaction of the moderator and group as well as the mechanics of designing, conducting and interpreting the outcome of focus groups, this work provides a systematic treatment of focus group interviews within the context of social science research and theory

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