Open AccessFocus groups - main determinants and application possibilities
Author(s) -
Antea Čilić,
Nina Lončar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
život i škola
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1849-0972
pISSN - 0044-4855
DOI - 10.32903/zs.67.1.7
Subject(s) - focus group , focus (optics) , feeling , conversation , qualitative research , psychology , qualitative analysis , computer science , management science , social psychology , sociology , social science , engineering , communication , physics , anthropology , optics
A focus group is a 90–120-minute semi-structured conversation between 7-12 participants selected according to some relevant characteristics. The main purpose of the focus group is to determine the attitudes, feelings, beliefs, experiences, and reactions of the participants in a way that is not achievable using other methods. The paper presents a comprehensive overview of the basic features of thefocus group as a qualitative research method and an analysis of their application with an emphasis on application in education research. The paper, in addition to theoretical analysis by reviewing the relevantliterature, provides a critical review and recommendations for further research on this issue, which contributes to clarifying the purpose and encouraging the application of the focus group method.