{"product_id":"focus-groups-3","title":"Focus Groups","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFocus Groups: From Structured Interviews to Collective Conversations\u003c\/em\u003e 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe nature of focus groups\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolitic and activist uses of focus groups\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePractical ways to run a successful focus group\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEffective analysis of focus group data\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary threats to focus groups\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFocus Groups: From Structured Interviews to Collective Conversations\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for qualitative researchers at every level, particularly those involved in education, nursing, social work, anthropology, and sociology disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239271289176,"sku":"9780415692267","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415692267_dc1bde9c-be62-46cd-9564-aad313bcf84b.jpg?v=1769825750","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/focus-groups-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}