Focus groups

was also easier to recruit participants to take part in groups because the participants knew each other prior to the focus group, this is known as a natural group (Bryman, 2012). Kitzinger demonstrated that there are benefits of conducting focus groups with participants who already know each other. For example, the discussion may be seen to be more honest in a natural group (Kitzinger, 1994). Therefore it is likely that these natural groups produced more honest and open discussions as the participants

calculated the mean in order to allow comparisons between the two focus groups can be made. The OT and the SALT focus groups are similar in the way that they are both therapists working towards the goal of aiding ASD adult patients at the clinic to become independent. The therapists all have their individual perceptions and opinions about the how to work with ASD adults. In the focus groups the two groups were different because one group had the perspective of occupational therapy and the other had the

Focus groups are a prominent method of enquiry, regularly used within the field of social science and in particular, qualitative research. The focus group practice involves a number of participants having an open discussion on a specific topic, set by a researcher. The researcher acts as a moderator to aid discussion by using probes to collect desirable data. This process is recorded and transcripts are used to interpret and analyse given information. Carson et al (2001, p.114) refers to focus

World, focus groups are considered as, “a qualitative method that involves unstructured group interviews in which the focus group leader actively encourages discussion among participants on the topics of interest” (Chambliss & Schutt, 2016, p. 220). Often times young adults are more open when around others of their own age, this is the main reason I selected this method because an at-risk youth is going to be more comfortable answering questions and sharing their opinions when around a group that

Content Analysis of Focus Group Data Jeff Zacharakis, Marie Steichen, and Gabriela Diaz de Sabates, Kansas State University Dianne Glass, Kansas Board of Regents ABSTRACT In this qualitative research study, we sought to better understand the experiences of adult learners in adult education centers. We conducted eight focus groups with 104 adult education students from 25 adult learning centers. Five groups were made up of English-speaking ABE students; learners in the three ESL groups spoke Spanish

It has been decided to focus on to explain on a personal experience whereby focus groups produced positive or negative information hence anticipated as of other types of research. The importance of Focus groups providing better, or worse, information this is highlighted by Pitt-Catsouphes et al, 2006 (p.365) who states that focus groups “offers the advantage of creating inductive insight, and these insights can then be later used in the development of quantitatively instruments such as surveys”,

Summary Joanne Altschuler and Anne Katz created a study ““Of course it’s relevant” A focus group study of older adults’ perceived importance of HIV/AIDS prevention education” on the amount of education older adults have about HIV/ AIDS. Katz and Altschuler both worked on figuring out, how aware are the older adults of HIV/AIDS prevention. Their study’s hypothesis was the perception of HIV/AIDS prevention education. In their study they wanted to discover the reasons why adults over 50 are not being

Focus Groups are more than just Interviews Focus groups are known to have existing before WW11, however, it was in the 1940’s sociologist Robert Merton embraced and pioneered the qualitative research method of focus groups. Merton’s study observed and recorded the effects of educational propaganda and conditioning on troop morale. Nonetheless, it wasn’t until the 1980’s, focus groups were rediscovered and became a common method of qualitative research within social sciences. Subsequently, more studies

The Little Jags Focus Group is a tutoring program born from a combination of the experiences of my brother, Daniel and my experiences helping other students. The goal of this program is to reach the students who need help with more than just homework. Teachers decide what the child’s needs are and the child is paired with a compatible mentor. The teachers recommend students that they think will benefit most from the program. In the Focus Group, the teachers dictate which skills are addressed. The

Sharing circle and focus group discussions are similar in that they are commonly used in qualitative research to explore and construct knowledge about a phenomenon with research participants in small groups (Redman-MacLaren, Mills, and Tommbe 2014). Also, both methods can be used to explore experiences surrounding a particular topic within a group of various cultures (Tobias and Richmond 2016). The choice between focus group and sharing circles largely depends on the epistemological position of the