Focus Groups as a Tool for Critical Social Research in Nurse Education.

Kevern, Jennifer; Webb, Christine

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ERIC Number: EJ627517

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Publication Date: 2001

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Focus Groups as a Tool for Critical Social Research in Nurse Education.

Kevern, Jennifer; Webb, Christine

Nurse Education Today, v21 n4 p323-33 May 2001

Discusses the potential of focus groups to address balance of power and empowerment issues in nursing research. Explains the need to involve diverse stakeholders in curriculum development, student evaluation, and appraisals of students' perceptions of their experiences. (Contains 52 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Focus Groups, Higher Education, Nursing Education, Nursing Research, Power Structure, Research Methodology, Social Science Research

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Language: English

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