Focus groups : theory and practice /
By: Stewart, David W.
Contributor(s): Shamdasani, Prem N | Rook, Dennis W.
Series: Applied social research methods series ; v. 20.Publisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, c2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xii, 188 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0761925821 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780761925828:; 9780761925828 (cloth : alk. paper); 076192583X (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780761925835 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Focused group interviewing | Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Social groupsDDC classification: 300.723Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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300.723 PET Constructing effective questionnaires / | 300.723 SAR Design, evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research / | 300.723 STE Focus groups : theory and practice / | 300.723 STE Focus groups : theory and practice / | 300.723 STE Focus groups : theory and practice / | 300.723 SUE Conducting online surveys / | 300.723 WEL Systematic data collection / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-176) and index.
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.