Table of Contents

  • Foreword by Martin Tolich
     
  • Preface
     
  • Chapter 1: What Is a Focus Group?
    — Definition
    — Advantages
    — Situations Not Appropriate for Focus Groups
    — Other Purposes, Other Approaches
    — Virtual Groups
    — Mixed/Integrated Methods
    — Rigor
    — Ethics
    — Criticisms
    — Case Example

  • Chapter 2: Psychosocial Foundations
    — Constructing Meaning
    — Group Dynamics
    — Reflectivity
    — Rigor
    — Ethics

  • Chapter 3: Planning
    — Overview
    — Before the Session
    — Consent
    — Transcription and Translation
    — Co-Facilitator Role
    — Sampling
    — Recruitment
    — Group Size
    — Checklist
    — During the Session
    — Logistics
    — Session Introduction
    — Guideline Question
    — Probing
    — Last Question
    — Facilitator Style and Session Structure
    — After the Session
    — Rigor
    — Ethics

  • Chapter 4: Implementing
    — Group Management Skills
    — Starting the Session
    — Session Structure and Facilitator Style
    — Probing
    — Co-Facilitator
    — Ending the Session
    — Problems
    — Rigor
    — Ethics

  • Chapter 5: Special Populations
    — Definition
    — Focus Groups with Children
    — Ethnic Minority and Cultural Groups
    — Lesbian/Gay/Transgender (LGBT) Groups
    — Elderly Participants
    — Persons with Cognitive or Emotional Disabilities
    — Other Populations
    — Rigor
    — Ethics

  • Chapter 6: Analysis
    — Common Issues
    — Group Context and Interaction
    — Analytic Approaches
    — Software
    — Rigor
    — Ethics
    — Sample Analysis
    — Audit Trail

  • Chapter 7: Communication of Research Findings
    — General Comments
    — Rigor
    — Ethics
    — Outline of Narrative Report

  • Chapter 8: Concluding Thoughts
     
  • Glossary
     
  • References
     
  • Index
     
  • About the Authors (Martha Ann Carey and Jo-Ellen Asbury)

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