Focus Groups讨论组 

 

•Form of group interviewing, which is distinct from individual interviews because of emphasis on interaction between participants. 
一组人面谈形式，与个人面谈的区别在于强调参与者之间的交流
 
•Ideally participants share and reflect upon each other’s experiences  å‚与者互相分享和参考彼此的经验
 
•General guidelines一般指导方针：
–60-90 minutes in length一次讨论60-90分钟长
–5-8 participants 5-8 个参与者
–Start with 2 to 3 focus groups and then decide if need to conduct more sessions开始 2到3次讨论，然后决定是否需要更多次的讨论
   â€“Requires trained facilitator and recorder要求组织者及录音机

 

Focus Groups Advantages  è®¨è®ºç»„方法的优点

•Useful in exploring research topics, developing questions, clarifying concepts for surveys or individual in depth interviews
适于探索研究课题，发现问题，为调查法或个人面谈法澄清概念
 
•Valuable for interpreting puzzling survey results by obtaining in depth explanation and responses from small number of respondents
调查法有时产生莫名其妙的调查结果。讨论组法可以组织一小部分受调查者进行讨论，深入了解并对奇怪的调查结果
进行解释
 
•Ideal when a population is hard to reach through survey method  å½“特定人口很难用调查法联系时，讨论组法是一个较好选择
 
•Collects more information in a shorter amount of time than with individual interviews  åœ¨çŸ­æ—¶é—´å†…比个人面谈收集更多信息
 
•Relatively low cost compared to individual interviews and observation  æ¯”个人面谈法和观察法成本低
 
 
 
Focus Groups Disadvantages  è®¨è®ºç»„方法的缺点
 
•Recruiting and scheduling participants can be very challenging (hint: use community organizations as partners)
招集到合适的参与者及安排讨论不容易(提示：可与社区组织合作)
 
•Trained facilitators are essential  å—过培训的组织者不可缺少
 
•Certain people can dominate the discussion  æŸäº›äººå¯èƒ½æ”¯é…è®¨è®º
 
•Recorder is essential because data can be more difficult to summarize than individual interviews
录音机不可缺少因为讨论组法的数据比个人面谈更难总结
 
•Results may not be representative of the population because of small numbers of people, who are not likely to be randomly
     selected.    å…¶ç»“果有可能不能代表要调查人口，因为讨论参与者人数较少，而且他们可能不是随机选出来的


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