Using interview excerpts to facilitate focus group discussion

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12697306
AutoresA Geampana (0000-0001-7388-7181, Durham University, autor de correspondencia), Manuela Perrotta (0000-0002-8278-697X, Queen Mary University of London)
Año2024
Volumen25
Número1
Páginas130-146
Fecha de publicación2024-02-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14687941241234283
PMID40028392
OpenAlexW4392287405
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas49

The use of interviews and focus groups is well-established in the social science methods literature. However, discussion on how research can combine these two methods in creative ways is less common. While researchers are generally aware of the potential of focus groups for further probing issues that emerge in one-on-one interviews, few studies detail how this might be achieved in practice. In this article, we describe and reflect on a focus group elicitation strategy that uses individual interview excerpts to facilitate discussion in group settings. In our reflection, we draw on a study that investigated the sharing of embryo images in fertility treatment. The article contributes to the methods literature firstly, by reflecting on the novel use of individual interview material in focus groups and secondly, by discussing the re-enactment of interview excerpts as an effective audio elicitation tool to be used in the later stages of research

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