Precincts and Prospects in the Use of Focus Groups in Social and Behavioral Science Research

Autor/in	Sagoe, Dominic
Titel	Precincts and Prospects in the Use of Focus Groups in Social and Behavioral Science Research
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 17 (2012), Artikel 29 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Focus Groups; Behavioral Science Research; Social Science Research; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Data Collection; Program Evaluation; Facilitators (Individuals); Nonverbal Communication; Cues; Group Dynamics; Research Problems; Validity; Personnel Selection; Recruitment; Participant Characteristics; Program Length; Experimenter Characteristics; Researchers; Role; Data Analysis; Ethics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Data capture; Datensammlung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Stichwort; Gruppendynamik; Forschungskritik; Gültigkeit; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Researcher; Forscher; Rollen; Auswertung; Ethik
Abstract	Over the past few years, the focus group method has assumed a very important role as a method for collecting qualitative data in social and behavioural science research. This article elucidates theoretical and practical problems and prospects associated with the use of focus groups as a qualitative research method in social and behavioural science research. The core uses of focus groups in social and behavioural science research are discussed. In addition, the strengths and limitations of employing focus groups in social and behavioural science research are elucidated. Furthermore, the article discusses practical recommendations for strengthening the focus group method in social and behavioural science research. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10