{"id":19101,"date":"2023-05-09T02:12:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T02:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/focus-group-history-of-focus-groups-who-created-this-research-method-definition-of-a-focus-group-the-goal-of-a-focus-group-purpose-when-was-it-first-used\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T02:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T02:12:59","slug":"focus-group-history-of-focus-groups-who-created-this-research-method-definition-of-a-focus-group-the-goal-of-a-focus-group-purpose-when-was-it-first-used","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/focus-group-history-of-focus-groups-who-created-this-research-method-definition-of-a-focus-group-the-goal-of-a-focus-group-purpose-when-was-it-first-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Group: History of focus groups, Who created this research method? Definition of a Focus Group ;The goal of a focus group\/purpose; When was it first used?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 15px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto;\"><b>Focus Group<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 15px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"color: var(--color-1); font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">History:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 15px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em style=\"color: var(--color-1); font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Who created this research method?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em style=\"color: var(--color-1); font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Definition of a Focus Group<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em style=\"color: var(--color-1); font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The goal of a focus group\/purpose<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em style=\"color: var(--color-1); font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">When was it first used?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Papers<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">MUST<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>be supported by a minimum of five (<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">5<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">) peer-reviewed journal articles and three (<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; 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font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\"><u><i><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">(a)<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>describe<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">(e.g.,<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">what it is)<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>the topic\/method.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 15px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\"><u><i><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">(b)<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>explain<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">why<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">how<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">whe<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>the topic\/method is commonly used.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">All three components must be explained<\/span>.<\/i><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 15px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\"><u><i><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">(c)<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>identify common weaknesses associated with this topic\/method.<\/i><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><i><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/i><\/u><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focus Group History: Who created this research method? Definition of a Focus Group The goal of a focus group\/purpose When was it first used? Papers&nbsp;MUST&nbsp;be supported by a minimum of five (5) peer-reviewed journal articles and three (3) non-peer-reviewed references (not the course text). 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