Five Good Reasons NOT to Do a Focus Group

Presenter: Nora Jacobson, PhD

In this interactive workshop, participants will hear about some common mistakes made by investigators choosing to use focus groups as a data collection technique. By extension, they will learn how to make good choices about focus groups. Examples of these good choices will be presented. Participants who are considering using focus groups in their research programs will have the opportunity to explore whether focus groups are the best option for their needs.

For more information, contact Nora Jacobson at najacobson@wisc.edu

Register by December 3, 2018.

**Please note that this is a not a focus group how-to. Participants seeking a step-by-step guide to designing and conducting focus groups should view an earlier workshop, The Art and Science of Interviewing Groups: Focus Group Fundamentals, conducted by Betty Kramer, PhD, MSSW.