Interviewing and focus groups

Barbour, Rosaline S. and Schostak, John (2011). Interviewing and focus groups. In: Somekh, Bridget and Lewin, Cathy eds. Theory and Methods in Social Research (Second Edition). London, UK: Sage Publications Ltd, pp. 61–68.

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About the book: This new edition provides a scholarly and readable introduction to all the key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods, enabling postgraduate and masters-level students and new researchers to reflect on which ones suit their needs and to receive guidance on how to find out more.
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