Teaching and Research Interests
- Program evaluation
- Focus groups
- Qualitative research
I am the program evaluation leader for the
University of Minnesota
Extension. In addition, I hold the academic rank of
professor at the University of Minnesota. I've been invited to
hold appointments as adjunct professor in several other
departments at the University of Minnesota, including: Work and
Human Resource Education; Evaluation Studies; and
Epidemiology. I've had the good fortune to advise, coach, and
encourage extension staff as they conduct needs assessments,
evaluate their educational programs, and collect accountability
data. I have a special interest in qualitative methods,
particularly focus group interviews. For over 20 years, I've
listened to people in focus groups and then passed on what I've
learned. I've learned so much that it took 5 books and a bunch
of journal articles to describe what I discovered.
Over the years I've been lucky to interview lots
of people. I've enjoyed listening to others as they describe
their experiences. I've found that considerable wisdom regularly
comes from quiet people. I've been invited to go to interesting
places to help others learn how to listen. I've helped people
around the United States as well as in Australia, Canada,
Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. I have been
invited to work with talented research staff at places like the
General Accounting Office, the Office of Inspector General, the
World Bank, the Office of Personnel Management, and the U.S.
Dept of Agriculture.
My evaluation colleagues at the 2001 Annual
Meeting of the American
Evaluation Association
have recently honored me. They elected me to serve as the
president of the association.
The most important skills I've learned early on
as a child. They were to: listen, treat others the way you would
like to be treated, be polite, and don't talk with your mouth
full. I value delegation, advance preparation, short meetings,
and reflection. I also love stories, hardware stores,
newspapers, and motorcycles. If I'm not at the office, I'm
probably out riding the cycle. So, just leave a message.
Selected Works
Krueger, R. A. & Casey, M. A. (2000).
Focus groups: A practical guide for applied research (3rd
ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Krueger, R. A. (1998). Developing
questions for focus groups. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Krueger, R. A. (1998). Moderating focus
groups.
Thousand Oakes, CA: Sage.
Krueger, R. A. (1998). Analyzing and
reporting focus group results. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Krueger, R. A. & King, J. A. (1998).
Involving community members in focus groups. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage.
Krueger, R. A. (1995, November). The future
of focus groups. In Qualitative Health Research, 5(4),
524-530.
Krueger, R. A. (1995). Group dynamics and
focus groups. In B. Spilker (Ed.), Quality of life and
pharmacoeconomics in clinical trials. New York: Raven Press.
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