
How to Interview and Conduct Focus Groups
by Katz-Buonincontro, Jen; Nezu, Arthur M.Buy New
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Summary
This book offers guidance for undergraduate and masters-level students in conducting a research project that involves personal interviews or focus groups. It provides tips on how to plan for, conduct, and analyze qualitative data.
Readers will learn how interviews and focus groups can be used in various qualitative research designs. They will explore coding, analysis, and reporting methods, along with conceptual issues like inductive logic and voice. Professional skills for interacting and for using technology ethically and appropriately are also covered.
Helpful organizational tools in the book include example interview protocols, tips for recruitment and requesting consent, group facilitation guidelines, instructions for creating codebooks, and samples of different writing and publishing formats.
In recent decades, opportunities have increased for students to engage in inquiry-driven learning. This book will help them take advantage of such opportunities and enhance their applications to graduate school or jobs in academic, research, or clinical settings.
Author Biography
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Qualitative Research Essentials
Chapter 2: Interviews
Chapter 3: Focus Groups
Chapter 4: Combining Interviews and Focus Groups With Each Other and With Other Types of Data
Chapter 5. Addressing Rigor, Validity, and Reliability
Chapter 6: Transcribing and Coding
Chapter 7. Analyzing Qualitative Data
Chapter 8: Writing up and Publishing Results
Appendix: Resources for Qualitative Researchers
References
About the Author
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