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dc.contributor.advisorRikoon, J. Sanfordeng
dc.contributor.authorBiello, Timeng
dc.date.issued2009eng
dc.date.submitted2009 Springeng
dc.descriptionThe entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.eng
dc.descriptionTitle from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on October 20, 2009).eng
dc.descriptionThesis advisor: Dr. James (Sandy) Rikoon.eng
dc.descriptionM.S. University of Missouri--Columbia 2009.eng
dc.description.abstractParticipatory approaches to research involve the commitment of a researcher, as well as those supporting the researcher (i.e., academic institutions, funding organizations), to the other people who are also involved in the process, to the "subjects" of conventional research. In this way, participatory approaches make explicit the relationships involved in a research process. Furthermore, they endeavor to make these relationships beneficial to all parties involved, yielding both insights on a topic of study for researchers as well as providing actionable and empowering information for participants. This thesis explores the proposition that the focus group interview is a research strategy that lends itself well to the principles and promises of participatory research. Using a reflexive analysis, each of the stages within a specific focus group research process are isolated and evaluated against a selection of participatory research standards in order to assess how and why each was more or less successful in meeting those standards. This research concludes that focus groups are, generally, well suited to function as a participatory research strategy; however, contextual factors within any research process are deemed to be quite influential and can either augment or diminish the participatory qualities inherent to the focus group methodology.eng
dc.description.bibrefIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.format.extentvii, 149 pageseng
dc.identifier.merlinb71595740eng
dc.identifier.oclc457242924eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/6562eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/6562
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.subject.lcshFocus groupseng
dc.subject.lcshGroup work in researcheng
dc.subject.lcshResearch -- Methodologyeng
dc.titleA case study on the use of focus groups as participatory researcheng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineRural sociology (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.S.eng


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