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Focus Group Research
Sonia Morán & Ying Wang
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FG: constant decision making
HowWhat
When Why
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• Quantitative or qualitative?
• Group interview?
• Dynamics, interaction
• Shared & individual characteristics
What are Focus Groups?
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• Common uses
• Product or programme development
• Understanding ideas, attitudes, opinions
• Capture language used by participants
• Linking to other methods in your study
When can we use Focus Groups?
Research Purpose/s
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Why Or… Why not to use Focus Groups?
Advantages
• Efficient data collection
• Range of views
• Limited researcher influence
• Replication of social interaction
• Debate
• Emerging issues
Difficulties
• Less confidential
• Less control
• Non-sensitive issues
• Power relations
• Quiet & dominant speakers
• Agreement
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• … plan Focus Groups?
• … do Focus Groups?
• … analyse Focus Groups Data?
to …
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Planning FGs • Size of FG
• Small vs. Large
• Number of FGs
• Research purpose• Resources available• Information saturation
• Composition of FGs• Participants’ characteristics & relationships
• Organising participants
• Setting
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Doing FGs
• Stimuli• E.g. text, video…
• Moderator’s role• Researcher vs. Moderator• Involvement
• Moderating skills• Discussion & participants• Engaging & Balancing
Keep focus groups
focused
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Technical support
Language
Ethics
Pilot study
Still more issues…
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Within & Across Groups vs. Individuals
Codes & Emergent Themes
Frequency, Extensiveness & Intensity
Consistency, change & conflict
Construction of meaning & understanding
Analysing FGs data
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Bloor, M., J. Frankland, M. Thomas and K. Robson. 2001. Focus groups in social research. London: SAGE.
Fern, E. 2001. Acvanced focus group research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Hennick, M.M. 2007. International Focus Group Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Krueguer, R. A. and Casey, M. A. 2009. Focus Groups: A Practical Guide to Applied Research. London: SAGE Publications Ltd
Litosseliti, A. 2003. Using Focus Groups in Research. London: Continuum
Morgan, D. 1997. Focus groups as qualitative research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
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Questions (decision making) in all stages
Research Purpose Planning & anticipating Keep focus(ed) Enjoy!
Conclusion