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In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Edited by: Lisa M. Given
Subject:Qualitative Research
Keywords:depth interviews; focus groups; group composition; group interview; in-depth interviews; interviews; moderator

Focus groups are a form of qualitative interviewing that uses a researcher-led group discussion to gener-ate data. Since their reintroduction to social science research in the mid-1980s, focus groups have become a popular method because, like individual interviews, they ...

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  Given, L. M. (2008). Focus groups. In The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods (Vol. 1, pp. 353-354). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n178
  
  Given, Lisa M. "Focus Groups." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, edited by Given, Lisa M., 353-54. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n178.
  
  Given, L. M. 2008. Focus Groups. In: Lisa M. Given Editor, 2008. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 353-354 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n178> [Accessed 28 Jul 2021].
  
  Given, Lisa M. "Focus Groups." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 353-54. SAGE Knowledge. 28 Jul 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n178.
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