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ERIC Number: EJ468027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0886-1633
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Focus Groups: An Important Research Technique for Internal Evaluation Units.
Duffy, Barbara Poitras
Evaluation Practice, v14 n2 p133-39 Jun 1993
The use of focus groups by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a tool of internal evaluation is described. Focus groups are used in an environment where credibility is key to achieving meaningful cooperation. Issues for consideration by other evaluators interested in the approach are summarized. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Federal Government, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Self Evaluation (Groups)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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