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020			_z9781620365960 (cloth : acid free paper)
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100	1		_aDanner, Mona J. E., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aUsing focus groups to listen, learn, and lead in higher education / _cMona J.E. Danner, J. Worth Pickering, and Tisha M. Paredes.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a1802
264		1	_aSterling, Virginia : _bStylus Publishing, LLC, _c[2018]
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aUsing Focus Groups to Listen, Learn, and Lead in Higher Education presents an easy-to-use 6-step guide to help leaders in higher education listen to and learn from their stakeholders in order to enhance decision making. The big questions facing institutions today--especially those surrounding access, affordability, and accountability--require more than dashboards. Metrics and quantitative data alone do not offer lasting solutions and improvements. Using qualitative methods to listen to the voices of those involved, especially students and staff, is critical. Focus groups constitute the most appropriate, rigorous, and relevant qualitative research tool for this purpose, and one that is cost-effective and builds community when conducted using the ODU Method described in this book. Using Focus Groups is a single, comprehensive, and practical resource that describes why, when, and how to use focus groups. The authors provide detailed guidance for using focus groups, from developing the research questions with stakeholders, through training and recruiting moderators, and identifying and recruiting participants, to the logistics of conducting focus groups, and ultimately analyzing data and developing final reports. Conversational vignettes illustrate the discussions that regularly occur in each step and help the reader better understand the process. Fifteen appendices provide templates and examples of every part of the process.Written particularly for institutional research and assessment staff and upper-level administrators, this book will also appeal to deans, department and program chairs and directors, faculty leaders, and administrative unit directors, including those in auxiliary and student services, alumni associations, and university foundations. It also serves as an excellent resource for higher education research methods courses.The authors are uniquely positioned to guide readers in this process. The team developed and refined this technique over two decades at Old Dominion University. They have conducted over 100 focus groups with campus, nonprofit, local, and international community organizations to assist them in assessing student learning, transition, and preparedness for the workforce, as well as evaluating organizations work and planning future projects.
588			_aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
650		0	_aEducation, Higher _xResearch _xMethodology.
650		0	_aUniversities and colleges _xAdministration _xDecision making.
650		0	_aFocus groups.
700	1		_aPickering, James Worth, _eauthor.
700	1		_aParedes, Tisha M., _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aDanner, Mona J. E., author. _tUsing focus groups to listen, learn, and lead in higher education _bFirst edition. _dSterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, [2018] _z9781620365960 _w(DLC) 2017034873
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