포커스 그룹(Focus Group)

특정 이슈를 탐색하기 위한 그룹 토론. 그룹은 일종의 집단 활동을 포함한다는 점에 초점을 맞추고 있다. 결정적으로, 포커스 그룹은 그룹 상호 작용을 연구 데이터로 명시적으로 사용함으로써 더 넓은 범주의 [그룹 인터뷰]와 구별된다.

 

A popular data-collection technique used in qualitative research is the ‘‘focus group’’, originally called ‘‘focused group interview’’ which was initially described by Merton & Kendall (1946). Focus groups in this Guide are defined as: . . group discussions organized to explore a specific set of issues . . . The group is focused in the sense that it involves some kind of collective activity . . . crucially, focus groups are distinguished from the broader category of group interview by the explicit use of the group interaction as research data (Kitzinger 1994, p. 103).

출처: Stalmeijer, R. E., McNaughton, N., & Van Mook, W. N. (2014). Using focus groups in medical education research: AMEE Guide No. 91. Medical teacher, 36(11), 923-939.