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Questionnaires for research : an annotated bibliography on design, construction, and use /

“…A Annotation Number Advantages of questionnaires (Also see Disadvantages) 13,53,62,66,82,91,102,116,121,129,131,147,155,156,157 Analysis 36,121,124 Anonymous respondent 1, 17,18,31,48,50,57,68,73,90,106,112,120,144 Applications (uses of questionnaire)…”

Overnight Summer Music Camp and the Impact on its Youth: A Case Study

“…These groups usually contain 4-8 participants and are valuable for discovering individuals' opinions as well as interactive opinions, or the way the participants react to each other in regards to a specific discussion. Due to the nature of the group, focus groups are less useful for gaining information sensitive topics, but rather, unveil more opinions, emotional reactions, attitudes, and beliefs towards topics the participants feel comfortable discussing openly (Morgan, 1996). The focus group serves as a secondary function, with the surveys providing preliminary information and the focus group digging deeper into the responses that emerged out of the surveys.…”

“…The focus group serves as a secondary function, with the surveys providing preliminary information and the focus group digging deeper into the responses that emerged out of the surveys. According to Morgan (1996), "what makes the discussion in focus groups more than the sum of separate individual interviews is the fact that the participants both query each other and explain themselves to each other" (p. 139).…”