Focus Groups as Qualitative Research - Brossura

Morgan, David L.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 080393209X ISBN 13: 9780803932098

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications Inc, 1988

Riassunto

This volume describes a variety of applications for focus groups in social science, pointing out its potential as a self-contained means of collecting data and as a supplement to other research methods, both qualitative and quantitative. The author compares the focus group to more common qualitative techniques - individual interviewing and participant observation - stressing the advantages and weaknesses of each. He presents a thorough treatment of practical issues of planning and running a focus group and suggests ways research can be designed around the technique. The volume closes with a look at the potential contributions of focus groups to qualitative research.

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L'autore

David L. Morgan is a professor emeritus in Department of Sociology at Portland State University. He is a sociological social psychologist, who is widely known for his work on focus groups, including his book, Focus Groups as Qualitative Research, and as coauthor of The Focus Group Kit. In addition, he has worked extensively on mixed methods, including a book for SAGE, Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. Most recently, he has published Essentials of Dyadic Interviewing for Routledge, and A New Era in Focus Group Research, co-edited, with Rosaline Barbour, for Palgrave.

Contenuti

Introduction
Focus Groups as a Qualitative Method
The Uses of Focus Groups
Planning for Focus Groups
Conducting and Analyzing Focus Groups
Additional Possibilities
Conclusions

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• ISBN 10: 080393209X
• ISBN 13: 9780803932098
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 88