Joseph D. Latess

Focus-Group Research for School Improvement

What Are They Thinking?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides information on how to use focus-group research to gain insight and allow input from various individuals or groups that may often be silenced during any decision-making process. A history of focus-group research is presented, along with various social and political structures within a school organization that inadvertently silence individuals and groups.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781578867806
• ISBN-10: 1578867800
• Artikelnr.: 23429667

Autorenporträt

By Joseph D. Latess

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Schools as Organizations Chapter 2 A Brief History of Focus-Group
Research Chapter 3 Silenced Voices Chapter 4 Causes for Silence Chapter 5
Efforts to Hear the Voices Chapter 6 The Focus-Group Process: An Ideal
Method for Breaking the Silence Chapter 7 Focus-Group Design Chapter 8
Procedures for Conducting Focus-Group Chapter 9 Social Constructions and
Context Underlying the Focus-Group Process Chapter 10 Data Presentation and
Action-Plan Development Chapter 11 Application of the Process:The
Focus-group Process Tool Chapter 12 Other Tools of the Trade Chapter 13
Reflections