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Focus group methodology: a review

Wilkinson, Sue·1998·International Journal of Social Research Methodology
DOI 10.1080/13645579.1998.10846874
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This paper introduces and reviews the use of focus group methodology across the social sciences, identifying three different research traditions within which it has been used. It examines some key considerations affecting the use of focus groups, and highlights three central features of focus group research: providing access to participants' own language, concepts and concerns; encouraging the production of more fully articulated accounts; and offering an opportunity to observe the process of collective sense-making in action. Finally, the paper outlines some of the issues in the analysis of focus group data-an area with considerable potential for future development.

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Authors
Wilkinson, S.
Venue
International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1998-01
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
181-203
ISSN
  • 1364-5579 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-5300
DOI
10.1080/13645579.1998.10846874
OpenAlex
W1988872962
Cited by
861
References
4
FWCI
18.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
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