Module 4:
how to lead a focus group
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Plan an effective focus group.
- Understand and apply focus group facilitation techniques and implementation processes.
- Identify and address ethical considerations of focus groups.
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Be sure to check out the resources provided below the videos.
4.1 Planning a focus group
4.2 Facilitating a focus group
4.3 Ethical considerations for focus groups
RESOURCES
Ethics and engagement. In Doing Focus Groups. Second ed. 2018. Barbour. SAGE Publications Ltd.
A Practical Guide to Focus-Group Research. 2007. Breen. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03098260600927575
Guidelines for Conducting a Focus Group. 2023. The Community Tool Box. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conduct-focus-groups/main
Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews. 2002. Krueger. https://www.eiu.edu/ihec/Krueger-FocusGroupInterviews.pdf
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Focus group methodology: some ethical challenges. 2019. Sim and Waterfield. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-019-00914-5
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Guidelines for Conducting a Focus Group. 2005. Eliot et. al. https://datainnovationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/4_How_to_Conduct_a_Focus_Group-2-1.pdf
Toolkit for Conducting Focus Groups. ND. OMNI. https://ctb.ku.edu/sites/default/files/chapter_files/toolkitforconductingfocusgroups-omni.pdf