NOTE: PAGE NO LONGER BEING UPDATED AS OF JUNE 2007

RESEARCH METHODS RESOURCES ON THE WWW

Qualitative Group Methods

• Focus Groups
• Delphi Technique
• Nominal Group Technique

FOCUS GROUPS

Anatomy of an On-line Focus Group, by Casey Sweet   

Basics of Conducting Focus Groups    

A Beginner's Guide to Action Research

Client Guide to the Focus Group

Conducting Focus Groups with Disabled Respondents, by: Thomas Greenbaum

Everything in Moderation

Focus Group Basics, by Susan Carol Losh

The Focus Group Bill of Rights

The Focus Group Report: What is the Moderator's Responsibility?

A Focus Group Summary: Implications For Data Collection, Analysis, And Reporting on the Electric Power Industry by the Energy Information Administration [includes discussion of methodology]

Focus Group Videos: A Survival Guide, by Andrew Wright, and L. K. Fitkin

Focus Groups, by Anita Gibbs

Focus Groups - [follow links for more details -- note "cookbook" approach]

Focus Groups And The American Dream

Focus Groups: A How-Not-To Guide

Focus Groups vs. Online, by Thomas L. Greenbaum

Getting the Most From Focus Group Moderators , by Tom Greenbaum

Getting to the Right Psychological Level in Your Focus Groups

How to Get More out of Your Focus Groups: Remove Some of the Pitfalls that are Hurting Your Focus Group Research

How to Get Beneath the Surface in Focus Groups, by George Silverman

Internet Focus Groups: An Oxymoron, by Tom Greenbaum

Introduction to  Telephone Focus Groups

Internet Focus Groups are Not Focus Groups -- So Don’t Call Them That, by Thomas Greenbaum

Keep it Simple, Sonny, by Tim Huberty

Links to Several Short Articles on Focus Groups

Moderated Email Groups: Computing Magazine Case Study, by Vanessa Eke and Pete Comley

Online Focus Groups

Online Focus Groups: Electronic Discussions for Research, by Roger J. Rezabek
 
On-line Focus Groups: Four Approaches That Work, by Paul Jacobson

Online Focus Groups are no Substitute for the Real Thing, by Thomas L Greenbaum

Online Focus Groups Save Time, Money, by David Van Nuys

On-Line, Real Time Internet Focus Groups

Online vs. Face to Face vs. Telephone Groups, by George Silverman

The Shocking (even to me) Truth about Telephone Focus Groups

Spring 2000 - Focus Groups, by Rob Komas [includes instructions for participants and moderator, and invitation letters]

Structured Focus Groups

To Focus Group, Or Not To Focus Group?, by Bruce Crandall

10 Tips for Running Successful Focus Groups, by Thomas L Greenbaum

The Use and Misuse of Focus Groups

The User is the Expert: Experiences at Three Universities Using Usability Studies to Inform Gateway and Tutorial Web Designs, by Jerilyn Veldof [PowerPoint presentation on using focus groups in an academic library]

Using Focus Group Interviews for Evaluating Extension Programs, by Lori Laflin, David E. Hyatt

Using Focus Groups to Generate Satisfaction Questionnaire Content, by Lori Laflin, and David E. Hyatt

DELPHI TECHNIQUE

Conducting A Community Needs Assessment:Primary Data Collection Techniques , by Keith A. Carter and Lionel J. Beaulieu

Delphi Face to Face

Delphi Technique, by Randall B. Dunham

Deolphi Technique and its uses in Educational Research

The Modified Delphi Technique - A Rotational Modification, by Rodney L. Custer and others

An Overview of Four Futures Methodologies (Delphi, Environmental Scanning, Issues Management andJune 22, 2007->g

Predicting the Future: Have you Considered Using the Delphi Methodology?, by Barbara Ludwig

Prioritization Process Using Delphi Technique, by Alan Cline

NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE