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Book SynopsisThis volume is the first of two volumes that address the most recent ten years (1997-2006) of focus group studies and research literature. Volume one provides coverage of the arts and humanities, social sciences, and the nonmedical sciences, and volume two concentrates on the medical and health sciences. These volumes cover the English-language academic literature (books, chapters in books, journal articles, and significant pamphlets) available in libraries via interlibrary loan and online. A variety of materials are included: instructional guides, handbooks, reference works, textbooks, and academic journal literature. In Focus Groups, Volume I, the following subject disciplines have been considered: in the arts and humanitieslinguistics, music, religion, and sports and leisure studies; in the social sciencesanthropology, business, cartography, communication, demography, education, law, library science, political science, psychology, and sociology; and in the non-medical sciencesagric
Trade ReviewHighly recommended for academic libraries, and for libraries supporting frequent users of focus groups. * American Reference Books Annual, March 2009 *
Walden offers a useful resource for determining the application of the technique in many nonmedical disciplines....This work provides a useful tool for identifying the many ways in which focus group studies have been used, but its strongest value is in its facilitation of a multidisciplinary understanding of methodological practice. Highly recommended. * CHOICE, February 2009 *
