"Focus groups can be fun": The use of activity-oriented questions in focus group discussions
"Focus groups can be fun": The use of activity-oriented questions in focus group discussions
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DOI：
10.1177/1049732307308129
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Colucci, Erminia
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作者：
Colucci, Erminia
最近，对焦点小组讨论的兴趣有所增加，并认识到这是一种收集定性数据的宝贵方法。尽管越来越受欢迎，但它们并不是一个容易的选择，主持人必须找到适当的方法来接近参与者以获得高质量的数据。达到这一目标的一个途径是在焦点小组议程中列入一些“练习”（或以活动为导向的问题），这些练习是对问题的愉快和富有成效的补充。练习提供了一种不同的收集信息的方式，并且对更多的参与者来说是有益的。它们有助于将小组的注意力集中在核心研究主题上，并使随后的比较分析更加直截了当。他们也可以帮助年轻人和讨论敏感话题。作者描述并提供了几个练习的使用建议和例子，说明他们在一个研究项目中的应用，该项目调查了意大利、印度和澳大利亚大学生中青年自杀的文化意义。
Interest in focus group discussions has grown recently, and so has the recognition of them as a valuable method for qualitative data collection. Despite increasing popularity, they are not an easy option, and moderators must find appropriate ways to approach participants to achieve good-quality data. A path to reach this aim is the inclusion in the focus group agenda of some "exercises" (or activity-oriented questions) that are enjoyable and productive supplements to questions. Exercises provide a different way of gathering information and are beneficial, for instance, for more reflective participants. They can help focus the group's attention on the core study topic and also make subsequent comparative analysis more straightforward. They can also be helpful with young people and to discuss sensitive topics. The author describes and provides suggestions for use and examples of several exercises, illustrating their application in a research project investigating the cultural meaning of youth suicide in university students in Italy, India, and Australia.