Unmoderated Focus Groups as a Tool for Inquiry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12392381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martha M Canipe (0000-0001-6721-0908, Northern Arizona University, corresponding author), Martha Canipe (Northern Arizona University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-0147 • E-ISSN: 2160-3715 |
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.46743/2160-3715/2020.4604 |
| OpenAlex | W3089286227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Focus groups are a commonly used methodology to explore ideas in a group setting with a researcher acting as moderator. However, in some contexts the presence of a moderator may unduly influence the responses of focus group participants. I report on the use of unmoderated focus groups, a modification of the traditional focus group methodology. Unmoderated focus groups are made up solely of participants in the research study and as such remove the direct influence of the researcher. I found that this methodology uncovered richer identity stories than interviews did alone. In this article, I present the methodology as well as potential constraints for its use in qualitative research
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Focus group · Identity (music · Moderation · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |