Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied ResearchThis updated edition of Krueger and Casey’s bestselling, practical book walks readers step by step through the "how-tos" of conducting focus group research. Using an engaging, straightforward writing style, the authors draw on their many years of hands-on experience in the field to cut through theory and offer practical guidance on every facet of the focus group process, including tips for avoiding problems and pitfalls. The Fifth Edition reflects the most recent research and technological innovations and includes new coverage on planning with analysis in mind; creating conversational questions that have the potential for producing unique and valuable insights; the art of hosting a focus group; common sense thinking about reporting; more efficient strategies for planning the study; and emerging areas of focus group research, such as conducting cross-cultural, international, and Internet focus groups. |
Contents
Planning the Focus Group Study | |
Developing a Questioning Route | |
Categories of Questions | |
Strategies That Evoke Conversation | |
Listening to the Brain or the Heart | |
The Importance of Consistency | |
Selecting Participants | |
Moderating Skills | |
Analyzing Focus Group Results | |
How Focus Group Analysis Is Different | |
Forms of Data | |
The Classic Analysis Strategy | |
Analyzing Via Computer | |
Summary | |
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Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research Richard A. Krueger,Mary Anne Casey No preview available - 2014 |