This updated edition of Krueger and Casey’s bestselling, practical book walks readers step by step through the "how-tos" of conducting focus group research. Using an engaging, straightforward writing style, the authors draw on their many years of hands-on experience in the field to cut through theory and offer practical guidance on every facet of the focus group process, including tips for avoiding problems and pitfalls. The Fifth Edition reflects the most recent research and technological innovations and includes new coverage on planning with analysis in mind; creating conversational questions that have the potential for producing unique and valuable insights; the art of hosting a focus group; common sense thinking about reporting; more efficient strategies for planning the study; and emerging areas of focus group research, such as conducting cross-cultural, international, and Internet focus groups.
- ISBN10 1483365239
- ISBN13 9781483365237
- Publish Date 22 July 2014 (first published 12 September 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint SAGE Publications Inc
- Edition Fifth Edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 280
- Language English