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标题：Friends or Strangers? A Feasibility Study of an Innovative Focus Group Methodology
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作者：Jones, Chandria D. ; Newsome, Jocelyn ; Levin, Kerry 等
期刊名称：The Qualitative Report
印刷版ISSN：1052-0147
出版年度：2018
卷号：23
期号：1
页码：98-112
出版社：Nova Southeastern University
摘要：Focus groups are useful tools for examining perceptions, feelings, and suggestions about topics, products, or issues. Typically, focus groups are held in formal facilities with “strangers” or participants who do not know each other. Recent work suggests that “friendship groups” may provide an innovative alternative for collecting group-level qualitative data. This approach involves recruiting a single “source participant” who hosts a group in his/her home and recruits friends possessing the characteristics desired for the study. In order to examine the feasibility of friendship groups as a defensible research methodology, we conducted a series of four friendship groups as a feasibility study. Our analysis examined data from questionnaires about demographics, levels of acquaintanceship, and experience taking part in the group; transcripts; observational data; and the time and costs for recruiting. Using these data, we examined group dynamics, implementation issues, and recruitment time and costs. Based on these analyses, our study determined that friendship groups have the potential to be a viable and cost-effective method of qualitative inquiry.
关键词：Focus Groups; Qualitative Research Methodology; Friendship Groups; Recruitment