scholarly journals Admitted Student Publications

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather S. Shupp ◽  
Roger D. Wessel ◽  
Mary Lauck-Barr
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Student Publications ◽  
Enrollment Process

In 1999, a mid-sized, public doctoral-intensive university in the Midwest initiated a publication series to help admitted students and their family members better understand the enrollment process and increase the yield of admitted students for the institution. Through focus group research, admitted students and family members provided feedback on the effectiveness of the publications specifically designed for admitted students. This case study presents a model for developing a publications series for admitted students and then using focus group research to refine those publications for greatest effectiveness.

scholarly journals Designing Generative Dialogue Spaces to Enhance Focus Group Research: A Case Study in the Context of COVID-19 Vaccination

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110667
Author(s):  
Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research

Focus groups are a core method in qualitative research for bringing people together to discuss an issue of concern; however, it has been criticized for not enabling researchers to gain a deep understanding of the participants’ lived experiences or generating in-depth personal narratives that build on those experiences. In this article, the author builds on the shared epistemologies of qualitative research and journalism to introduce the Generative Dialogue Framework. The Generative Dialogue Framework is grounded in the intersection of inquiry, knowledge, and storytelling to design and facilitate remote and in-person focus groups. Informed by phenomenology, the philosophy of dialogue, and design thinking, along with a strong visual focus, the framework aims to surface participants’ lived experiences as a way of understanding their perceptions, thoughts, and perspectives, especially within the context of controversial or polarizing topics of concern. The Generative Dialogue Framework stimulates constructive dialogue by offering a focused framework and a structured yet flexible question guide. The result is intended to be a reflective learning dialogue in which participants jointly develop shared meanings and insights, rather than simply exchanging rationalized opinions. Drawing on insights from a case study that explores people’s perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccination, the article demonstrates the framework’s application and provides a toolkit to structure the design and implementation process. Finally, reflecting on methodological and epistemological perspectives, the author reviews the advantages and challenges of applying the framework in focus group research for both researchers and participants.

The Handbook for Focus Group Research.

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research

Focus Group Research

NASPA Journal ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryann Jacobi
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research

Couples' Experiences With Prostate Cancer: Focus Group Research

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Harden ◽  
Ann Schafenacker ◽  
Laurel Northouse ◽  
Darlene Mood ◽  
David Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research

Focus-Group Research on Minnesota's Implementation of Graduation Standards Testing

1999 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 312-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Kline Liu ◽  
Richard Spicuzza ◽  
Ronald Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Graduation Standards

scholarly journals Using Symbols and Shapes for Analysis in Small Focus Group Research

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oladokun Omojola
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Small Focus ◽  
Focus Group Method

Substantial literature exists to support the growing importance of focus group research, having been around for decades. Its ubiquity under the scholarship radar is not in doubt while the analyses of findings commonly seen are scholarly and significantly sophisticated. However, these analyses have been found to be limited in scope for fresh adopters of the focus group method, non-literate beneficiaries of research findings and business people who are critically averse to lengthy textual statements about outcomes. This article introduces the use of symbols as a means of analyzing responses from small focus group discussions. It attempts to demonstrate that using symbols can substantially assist in the prima facie determination of perceptions from a focus group membership, its patterns of agreement and disagreement, as well as the sequence of its discussions.

The Practical Handbook and Guide to Focus Group Research

1989 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward F. McQuarrie ◽  
Thomas L. Greenbaum ◽  
Jane Farley
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research

scholarly journals Using Focus Group Research in Exploring the Relationships between Youth, Risk and Social Position

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Merryweather
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Conversational Interaction ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Focus Group Method

This paper draws upon current research to consider the value of the focus group method for exploring the relationships between youth, risk and social position. Groups comprising young people occupying similar social positions were used to generate talk about aspects of everyday life regarded as risk. Through the processes of conversational interaction facilitated by the focus group method, participants co-produced detailed risk narratives, understood here in Bourdieu's terms as product and producer of the habitus related to social position. Using data from several of the focus groups I illustrate how the method was especially useful in generating narratives indicative of how risks were experienced and understood in different ways according to social positions of class, gender and ethnicity. Such risk narratives also reproduced distinctions between and within different social positions. Consideration is given to certain limitations of the focus group method in respect of this research. Ultimately, however, the ability of the method to generate collaborative narratives reflective of shared social position is viewed as an invaluable means for developing a rich and nuanced account of the relations between youth and risk.

The critical appraisal of focus group research articles

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Vermeire ◽  
P Van Royen ◽  
F Griffiths ◽  
S Coenen ◽  
L Peremans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Group Research
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