A Qualitative Interview Method: Focus Group Interview

Volume: 4 Number: 1 June 1, 2011
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A Qualitative Interview Method: Focus Group Interview

Abstract

It may be suggested that over the recent years, social, cultural, economic, and political changes and transformations which have occurred in every field of society have also led to inevitable changes in science. Such changes might be considered as transitions from what is traditional to what is beyond tradition, from modern to postmodern and from positivist to postpositivist. The criticism made on positivist paradigm has also led to quantitative researches becoming questionable. As a result of these effects, it has been observed that the emphasis placed on qualitative research has increased. One of the data-gathering methods which could be employed within the framework of qualitative research is focus group interview. The aim of this study is to present a conceptual analysis on focus group interview. To this end, firstly what is meant by the term “focus group interview” has been explained. Following this, discussed has been presented on such issues as how focus group interviews could be conducted, the positive and negative aspects of focus group interview and possible analysis that could be employed within the method

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Authors

Ömay Çokluk This is me

Ebru Oğuz This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2011

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June 1, 2011

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Year 2011 Volume: 4 Number: 1

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Çokluk, Ö., Yılmaz, K., & Oğuz, E. (2011). A Qualitative Interview Method: Focus Group Interview. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 4(1), 95-107. https://izlik.org/JA78DL68GL