THE METHODOLOGY OF FOCUS GROUPS - THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
THE METHODOLOGY OF FOCUS GROUPS - THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-9566.ep11347023
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发表时间：
1994-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
KITZINGER, J
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作者：
KITZINGER, J
什么是焦点小组？它们与普通的小组讨论有何不同？它们有什么用处？本文介绍了焦点小组方法，探讨了开展此类小组的方法，并探讨了这种数据收集技术可以为一般研究人员，特别是医学社会学家提供什么。它集中于焦点小组与一对一访谈或问卷调查不可避免的区别的一个特征，即研究参与者之间的互动，并主张在研究过程中公开探索和利用这种互动。
What are focus groups? How are they distinct from ordinary group discussions and what use are they anyway? This article introduces focus group methodology, explores ways of conducting such groups and examines what this technique of data collection can offer researchers in general and medical sociologists in particular. It concentrates on the one feature which inevitably distinguishes focus groups from one-to-one interviews or questionnaires - namely the interaction between research participants - and argues for the overt exploration and exploitation of such interaction in the research process.