Problem
Based on your new knowledge of focus groups and your brief engagement with an important component of the interview and focus group methods, transcribing, please reflect on your experience and respond to the following questions.
• What was your experience like?
• Introduce the method explored (focus groups)
• Your approach to engaging with the content for the activity
• What you discovered by completing this assignment
• How does your experience with the methodology relate to the broader field of qualitative research methods?
• As a researcher, would you be eager to adopt the focus group method in your work? Why or why not?
• How does the focus group method compare to the interview method?
• What might you do differently if utilizing this method or the interview method again?
• Similarly, what might you do differently if presented with another opportunity to transcribe focus group or interview data?