The use of Facebook for virtual asynchronous focus groups in qualitative research
Biedermann, Narelle (2018) The use of Facebook for virtual asynchronous focus groups in qualitative research. Contemporary Nurse, 54 (1). pp. 26-34.
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Abstract
The Internet and the development of more user-engaging applications have opened a whole new world for researchers as a means of recruitment and data collection source. This paper describes the methodological approach of a research study that explored the experiences of Australian military spouses who packed up their family and home to accompany their spouse on an overseas posting. The study used Facebook as a recruitment tool and then as a data source through the conduct of an asynchronous virtual focus group. This paper outlines the advantages and disadvantages of this unique data source as a means of capturing the voices of a hard-to-reach population.
| Item ID: | 51289 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1839-3535 |
| Keywords: | focus groups, Facebook, social media, online research |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2017 00:34 |
| FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4205 Nursing > 420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 81 DEFENCE > 810109 Personnel @ 50% 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society @ 50% |
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