Successful Focus Groups: Advancing the State of the Art

Abstract

Introduction PART ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLES When to Use Focus Groups and Why - David L Morgan and Richard A Krueger The Group Interview in Social Research - James H Frey and Andrea Fontana The Design and Analysis of Focus Group Studies - John Knodel A Practical Approach Understanding Communication Processes in Focus Groups - Terrance L Albrecht, Gerianne M Johnson and Joseph B Walther Quality Control in Focus Group Research - Richard A Krueger PART TWO: COMBINING WITH OTHER METHODS Using Focus Groups to Adapt Survey Instruments to New Populations - Theodore D Fuller et al Experience From a Developing Country Improving Survey Questionnaires Through Focus Groups - Kerth O'Brien Focus Groups and Surveys as Complementary Research Methods - Brent Wolff, John Knodel and Werasit Sittitrai A Case Example Selecting Individual or Group Interviews - Benjamin F Crabtree et al PART THREE: CONDUCTING SELF-CONTAINED RESEARCH Using Dialogical Methods in Group Interviews - Raymond V Padilla Focus Group Research on Sensitive Topics - Richard A Zeller Setting the Agenda Without Setting the Agenda Focus Group Interviewing With Low-Income, Minority Populations - Robin L Jarrett A Research Experience Focus Groups and Community Mobilization - Thomas Plaut, Suzanne Landis, and June Trevor A Case Study From Rural North Carolina PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS Future Directions for Focus Groups - David L Morgan