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| Preface |
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| Editor's Introduction |
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1.1 Definitions, Characteristics, and Overview Studies |
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1 Focus Group Interview: An Underutilized Research Technique for Improving Theory and Practice in Health Education |
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2 The Method Is the Message: Focus Groups as a Method of Social, Psychological, and Political Inquiry |
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45 | (30) |
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3 Focus Groups: A New Tool for Qualitative Research |
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75 | (16) |
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91 | (24) |
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5 Focus Group Methodology: A Review |
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115 | (26) |
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1.2 Terminology and Typology |
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6 The Group Depth Interview |
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141 | (16) |
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7 The Group Interview in Social Research |
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157 | (16) |
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8 A Rose by Any Other Name May Smell as Sweet but "Group Discussion" Is Not Another Name for a "Focus Group" Nor Should It Be |
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173 | (10) |
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183 | (10) |
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193 | (30) |
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11 The Focussed Interview and Focus-Groups: Continuities and Discontinuities |
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223 | (16) |
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1.4 Research Applications |
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12 `It's Good to Talk': The Focus Group and the Sociological Imagination |
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239 | (18) |
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13 Focus Groups: Strategic Articulations of Pedagogy, Politics, and Inquiry |
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257 | (30) |
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1.5 Strengths and Limitations |
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14 The Learning Curve: The Advantages and Disadvantages in the Use of Focus Groups as a Method of Data Collection |
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287 | (8) |
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15 The Focus Group Interview: Rising to the Challenge in Qualitative Research Methodology |
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295 | (16) |
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1.6 Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks |
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16 Focus Groups and the Nature of Qualitative Marketing Research |
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311 | (22) |
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17 Theorizing Subjects and Subject Matter in Focus Group Research |
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Part 2 Bibliographies and Literature Reviews |
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18 `Best Practice' in Focus Group Research: Making Sense of Different Views |
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3 | (12) |
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19 A Review of the Use and Potential of Focus Groups in Social Work Research |
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15 | (20) |
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20 The Analysis of Focus Groups in Published Research Articles |
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35 | (16) |
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21 Qualitative Sample Extensiveness in Health Education Research |
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51 | (16) |
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22 Group Interviews in Primary Care Research: Advancing the State of the Art or Ritualized Research? |
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67 | (16) |
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Part 3 General Methodology |
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23 Collecting and Analysing Qualitative Data: Issues Raised by the Focus Group |
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83 | (14) |
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24 Focus Group Method and Methodology: Current Practice and Recent Debate |
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97 | (16) |
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25 Focus Groups and Methodological Reflections: Conscientious Flexibility in the Field |
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113 | (20) |
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26 Using Focus Groups to Facilitate Culturally Anchored Research |
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133 | (30) |
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27 Multicultural Issues in Qualitative Research |
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163 | (20) |
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28 Conducting Effective Focus Groups in the Context of Diversity: Theoretical Underpinnings and Practical Implications |
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183 | (12) |
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Part 4 Specific Methodological Issues |
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29 The Design and Analysis of Focus Group Studies: A Practical Approach |
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195 | (14) |
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4.2 Sampling and Recruiting Participants |
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30 Planning and Recruiting the Sample for Focus Groups and In-depth Interviews |
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209 | (12) |
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4.3 Group Composition, Group Size, and Number of Groups |
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31 Crossing Multidisciplinary Divides: Exploring Professional Hierarchies and Boundaries in Focus Groups |
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221 | (18) |
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32 The Use of Focus Groups for Idea Generation: The Effects of Group Size, Acquaintanceship, and Moderator on Response Quantity and Quality |
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239 | (26) |
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33 How Acquaintanceship and Analyst Can Influence Focus Group Results |
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265 | (14) |
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34 Small Is Not Too Small: Reflections Concerning the Validity of Very Small Focus Groups (VSFGs) |
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279 | (14) |
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4.4 Question Design and Interview Schedule Construction |
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35 Asking Elaborate Questions: Focus Groups and the Management of Spontaneity |
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293 | (22) |
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36 Manufacturing Individual Opinions: Market Research Focus Groups and the Discursive Psychology Of Evaluation |
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315 | (24) |
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37 A Market of Opinions: The Political Epistemology of Focus Groups |
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339 | (24) |
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38 Using and Analysing Focus Groups: Limitations and Possibilities |
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363 | (18) |
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39 Interviewing the Moderator: An Ancillary Method to Focus Groups |
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40 Getting the Focus and the Group: Enhancing Analytical Rigor in Focus Group Research |
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41 Video Review: An Alternative to Coding Transcripts of Focus Groups |
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21 | (8) |
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42 What about Focus Group Interaction Data? |
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29 | (10) |
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43 "It Was Fun...But We Don't Usually Talk about These Things": Analyzing Sociable Interaction in Focus Groups |
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39 | (26) |
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44 Who's Talking: Drawing Conclusions from Focus Groups - Some Methodological Considerations |
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65 | (18) |
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45 Focus Groups and Ethnography |
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83 | (20) |
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46 Just Say No? The Use of Conversation Analysis in Developing a Feminist Perspective on Sexual Refusal |
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103 | (24) |
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47 Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ): A 32-Item Checklist for Interviews and Focus Groups |
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127 | (14) |
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48 Focus Group Research: The Question of Scientific Rigor |
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141 | (12) |
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49 Focus Groups in Psychological Assessment: Enhancing Content Validity by Consulting Members of the Target Population |
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153 | (30) |
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50 Analyzing Interactional Contexts in a Data-Sharing Focus Group |
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183 | (26) |
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Part 5 Group Interaction and Dynamics |
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51 Focusing on Sex: Using Focus Groups in Sex Research |
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209 | (22) |
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52 Displaying Opinions: Topics and Disagreement in Focus Groups |
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231 | (32) |
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53 A Conceptual Overview of the Self-Presentational Concerns and Response Tendencies of Focus Group Participants |
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263 | (24) |
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54 The Effects of Interaction on Consumers' Attitudes in Focus Groups |
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287 | (22) |
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55 Focus Groups as Sites of Influential Interaction: Building Communicative Self-Efficacy and Effecting Attitudinal Change in Discussing Controversial Topics |
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309 | (28) |
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56 "From the Heart of My Bottom": Negotiating Humor in Focus Group Discussions |
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337 | (20) |
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57 The Social Contexts of Focus Groups |
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357 | (30) |
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58 The Devil's Advocate: A Strategy to Avoid Groupthink and Stimulate Discussion in Focus Groups |
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387 | (8) |
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59 The Methodology of Focus Groups: The Importance of Interaction between Research Participants |
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Part 6 Technological Alternatives |
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6.1 Telephone Focus Groups |
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60 Telephone Focus Groups: An Emerging Method in Public Health Research |
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3 | (8) |
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62 Online Focus Groups: An In-depth Comparison of Computer-Mediated and Conventional Focus Group Discussions |
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33 | (30) |
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63 A Critical Comparison of Offline Focus Groups, Online Focus Groups and e-Delphi |
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63 | (18) |
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64 Researching Online Populations: The Use of Online Focus Groups for Social Research |
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81 | (22) |
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65 Toward a Theory of Technique for Online Focus Groups |
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103 | (24) |
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66 Using Message Boards to Conduct Online Focus Groups |
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127 | (14) |
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Part 7 Discussion Enhancement Techniques |
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67 "Una Mujer Trabaja Doble Aqui": Vignette-based Focus Groups on Stress and Work for Latina Blue-Collar Women in Eastern North Carolina |
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141 | (16) |
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68 Towards an Understanding of British Public Attitudes Concerning Human Cloning |
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157 | (26) |
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69 Playacting and Focus Troupes: Theater Techniques for Creating Quick, Intense, Immersive, and Engaging Focus Group Sessions |
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183 | (8) |
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70 The Indirect Approach of Semi-focused Groups: Expanding Focus Group Research through Role-Playing |
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191 | (24) |
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71 The Impact of Simulation on People Who Act as Simulated Patients: A Focus Group Study |
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215 | (10) |
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72 Women's Stories: Ethnic Variations in Women's Attitudes and Experiences of Menopause, Hysterectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy |
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225 | (18) |
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73 Seeing the Person behind the Patient: Enhancing the Care of Older People Using a Biographical Approach |
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243 | (16) |
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74 "It Was Fun...I Liked Drawing My Thoughts": Using Drawings as a Part of the Focus Group Process with Children |
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259 | (24) |
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75 Repeat Receipts: A Device for Generating Visible Data in Market Research Focus Groups |
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283 | (24) |
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76 Nurturing Dialogic Hermeneutics and the Deliberative Capacities of Communities in Focus Groups |
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307 | (14) |
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77 Concept Evaluation in Focus Groups: Semantic Fields and Evaluative Strategies |
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321 | (32) |
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78 The Practical, Methodological and Ethical Dilemmas of Conducting Focus Groups with Vulnerable Clients |
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353 | (16) |
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79 Future Directions for Focus Groups |
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369 | (18) |
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80 The Future of Focus Groups |
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