Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategy
This paper aims at discussing some aspects of the use of focus groups as a research strategy. The discussion has grounds in the qualitative research experience carried out in order to explore the motorcycle couriers point-of-view about traffic accident risks in their daily work. The paper describes...
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Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa
2006-12-01
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| author | Andréa Márian Veronese Dora L Oliveira |
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| description | This paper aims at discussing some aspects of the use of focus groups as a research strategy. The discussion has grounds in the qualitative research experience carried out in order to explore the motorcycle couriers point-of-view about traffic accident risks in their daily work. The paper describes the process of information gathered from the two focus groups since the field preparation until the information analysis generated in the interaction group. Point out the exploratory potentials of focus groups, as well as the importance of careful planning of fieldwork for the full use of this potential |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e085d7a761b476e9ae4414a3a4bdbf82023-09-02T12:52:26ZengUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso CostaOnline Brazilian Journal of Nursing1676-42852006-12-0153Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategyAndréa Márian VeroneseDora L OliveiraThis paper aims at discussing some aspects of the use of focus groups as a research strategy. The discussion has grounds in the qualitative research experience carried out in order to explore the motorcycle couriers point-of-view about traffic accident risks in their daily work. The paper describes the process of information gathered from the two focus groups since the field preparation until the information analysis generated in the interaction group. Point out the exploratory potentials of focus groups, as well as the importance of careful planning of fieldwork for the full use of this potentialhttp://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/548focus groupsqualitative researchocuupational health |
| spellingShingle | Andréa Márian Veronese Dora L Oliveira Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategy Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing focus groups qualitative research ocuupational health |
| title | Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategy |
| title_full | Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategy |
| title_fullStr | Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategy |
| title_short | Research development with focus groups: experience with motorcycle couriers. A research strategy |
| title_sort | research development with focus groups experience with motorcycle couriers a research strategy |
| topic | focus groups qualitative research ocuupational health |
| url | http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/548 |
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