The Validity and Reliability of Focus Groups as a Research Method in Adult Education.

Chioncel, N. E.; van der Veen, R. G. W.; Wildemeersch, D.; Jarvis, P.

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ERIC Number: EJ676890

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Publication Date: 2003

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The Validity and Reliability of Focus Groups as a Research Method in Adult Education.

Chioncel, N. E.; van der Veen, R. G. W.; Wildemeersch, D.; Jarvis, P.

International Journal of Lifelong Education, v22 n5 p495-517 Sep-Oct 2003

Examines the validity and reliability of focus group methodology from three perspectives: radical-hermeneutic, moderate interpretive, and realistic. Describes a survey of researchers in four European projects using focus groups and describes the strengths and weaknesses of the method. (Contains 48 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Reliability, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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