Focus Groups: A Method of Needs Assessment.

Tipping, Jane

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ERIC Number: EJ569808

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Focus Groups: A Method of Needs Assessment.

Tipping, Jane

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, v18 n3 p150-54 Sum 1998

Focus groups provide a broader range of qualitative information useful in needs assessment and continuing education program planning. One disadvantage is a group not representative of the target audience. The effectiveness of focus groups is enhanced by combining them with quantitative methods. (SK)

Descriptors: Educational Needs, Focus Groups, Health Education, Needs Assessment, Professional Continuing Education

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue--Needs Assessment: Issues, Methods, Research, and Future Directions.