′ This comprehensive work extends general ideas, concepts, and techniques of qualitative
research into the realm of management research... This is a crucial reference tool for anyone …

The purpose of this article is to examine focus groups as a qualitative research method. We
describe and evaluate the use of focus groups based on three separate research projects: a …

Rationale for the study This study was undertaken to generate a locally relevant guideline
for the socio-economic aspects of mine closure for South African closure practitioners and …

Background The inclusion of 'seldom heard'groups in health and social care research is
increasingly seen as important on scientific, policy and ethical grounds. British South Asians …

Focus groups are a frequently employed and valued method of data collection in the Social
Sciences. This article specifically addresses maximizing the benefits of focus groups through …

Focus groups are now widely used by human geographers conducting qualitative research,
and are clearly recognised as an established research method within the discipline. Despite …

Little attention has been given to the specific methodological issues that can accompany the
use of focus groups with minority ethnic communities in the United Kingdom. In this article …

The purpose of this paper is to describe the systemic strategies used in marriage and family
therapy relevant to interviews, via what we call the therapeutic interview process, that …

In recent years there has been an increasing recognition that both the content of focus group
discussions and the interaction that takes place form indivisible facets of focus group data …

Using qualitative research methodologies for pedagogic research can provide informative
insights into student experiences of the teaching and learning environment in Higher …