LEADER 04873oam 2200625I 450 001 9910462674503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-429-23443-0 010 $a0-203-59044-9 010 $a1-299-14123-4 010 $a1-135-06962-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203590447 035 $a(CKB)2670000000331398 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24959537 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000833229 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12379412 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833229 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10935347 035 $a(PQKB)10470117 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1125221 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1125221 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10659399 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL445373 035 $a(OCoLC)828298613 035 $a(OCoLC)827947141 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000331398 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFocus groups $efrom structured interviews to collective conversations /$fGeorge Kamberelis and Greg Dimitriadis 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (144 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-69227-X 311 $a0-415-69226-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFocus groups: a brief and incomplete history -- Multiple, interrelated functions of focus group work -- Key affordances of focus group research -- Fundamental elements of effective focus group research practice -- Contemporary dilemmas and horizons of focus group research -- Epilogue. 330 $aThis title provides a conceptual and practical introduction to focus groups. In the book, focus groups are systematically explored; not as an extension or elaboration of interview work alone, but as its own specific research method with its own particular affordances. 330 $bFocus Groups: From Structured Interviews to Collective Conversations is a conceptual and practical introduction to focus group. As the title indicates, focus groups traditionally encompass a wide range of discursive practices. These span from formal structured interviews with particular people assembled around clearly delimited topics to less formal, open-ended conversations with large and small groups that can unfold in myriad and unpredictable ways. Additionally, focus groups can and have served many overlapping purposes-from the pedagogical, to the political, to the traditionally empirical. In this book, focus groups are systematically explored; not as an extension or elaboration of interview work alone, but as its own specific research method with its own particular affordances. This book comprehensively explores: The nature of focus groups Politic and activist uses of focus groups Practical ways to run a successful focus group Effective analysis of focus group data Contemporary threats to focus groups Focus Groups: From Structured Interviews to Collective Conversations is essential reading for qualitative researchers at every level, particularly those involved in education, nursing, social work, anthropology, and sociology disciplines. Focus Groups: From Structured Interviews to Collective Conversations is a conceptual and practical introduction to focus group. As the title indicates, focus groups traditionally encompass a wide range of discursive practices. These span from formal structured interviews with particular people assembled around clearly delimited topics to less formal, open-ended conversations with large and small groups that can unfold in myriad and unpredictable ways. Additionally, focus groups can and have served many overlapping purposes-from the pedagogical, to the political, to the traditionally empirical. In this book, focus groups are systematically explored; not as an extension or elaboration of interview work alone, but as its own specific research method with its own particular affordances. This book comprehensively explores: The nature of focus groups Politic and activist uses of focus groups Practical ways to run a successful focus group Effective analysis of focus group data Contemporary threats to focus groups Focus Groups: From Structured Interviews to Collective Conversations is essential reading for qualitative researchers at every level, particularly those involved in education, nursing, social work, anthropology, and sociology disciplines. 606 $aFocus groups 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFocus groups. 676 $a001.4/33 700 $aKamberelis$b George.$0922263 701 $aDimitriadis$b Greg$f1969-$0910116 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462674503321 996 $aFocus groups$92069523 997 $aUNINA