Focus Group Discussion Guide

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Choose only what is known. These answers adjust guidance and can be changed later.

Purpose of the discussionsChoose the closest fit. This sets the framing of the research questions, not the method.SettingOnline groups need extra care about who can hear and who is present off screen.Language of the discussionsAn interpreter in the room changes pacing and the way the group hears each other.Participant or topic sensitivityThis affects the depth of safeguards, not whether consent is included. Choose Not yet assessed if unsure.RecordingAudio recording only goes ahead if every person in the group agrees.Session length in minutesA group discussion often runs 60 to 120 minutes. The session plan must add up to this number.

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Focus Group Discussion Guide

Write a focus group discussion guide whose prompts trace to research questions, with separate groups, facilitation roles, consent and ground rules, probes for group dynamics and a debrief.

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