Focus-group research for school improvement : what are they thinking? / Joseph D. Latess.

Author/creator Latess, Joseph D., 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2008.
Descriptionv, 242 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Schools as organizations -- A brief history of focus-group research -- Silenced voices -- Causes for silence -- Efforts to hear the voices -- The focus-group process : an ideal method for breaking the silence -- Focus-group design -- Procedures for conducting focus-groups -- Social constructions and context underlying the focus-group process -- Data presentation and action-plan development -- Application of the process : the focus-group process tool -- Other tools of the trade -- Reflections.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241).
LCCN 2007049629
ISBN9781578867806 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Joyner General Stacks LB1028 .L287 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold