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Sagoe, Dominic – Qualitative Report, 2012
Over the past few years, the focus group method has assumed a very important role as a method for collecting qualitative data in social and behavioural science research. This article elucidates theoretical and practical problems and prospects associated with the use of focus groups as a qualitative research method in social and behavioural science…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Behavioral Science Research, Social Science Research, Qualitative Research
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Hallfors, Denise; Cho, Hyunsan – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2007
The gap between scientific knowledge and real world practice continues to be a major conundrum for the behavioral sciences. This paper briefly reviews the development of behavioral research and describes problems that have arisen in meeting the goal of improving behavioral interventions through science. Based on published literature and personal…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Validity, Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Science Research
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Stewart, T. J.; Roberts, E.; Eleazer, P.; Boland, R.; Wieland, D. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Results are reported from 2 common measures of medical student attitudes toward older adults: Maxwell-Sullivan Attitude Survey (MSAS); and UCLA Geriatrics Attitude Survey (GAS), with students entering the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (USCSM) in the period 2000--2005. A reliability analysis incorporating item means, Cronbach's…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Affective Measures, Medical Students