New
Department:
Organizational
Leadership, Policy,
and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a
new department has been created
that integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy, and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
opportunities for collaboration
and interdisciplinary education
and research. Click
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MESI: Pre-Session Workshop
Focus Group Methods | Richard Krueger
February 23-24 , 2009
Pre-session summary
Focus groups are useful prior to, during, and after programs, events, or experiences.
They are helpful in assessing needs, generating information, developing plans, testing
new programs and ideas, improving existing programs, and evaluating outcomes. This
workshop is an interactive, intensive (yet enjoyable) overview of focus group procedures
that can be used in public and non-profit environments.
Practical approaches to determining the appropriate use of focus group studies,
design options, developing questions, recruiting participants, moderating skills,
and analyzing and reporting results are emphasized.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the process and procedures for planning successful focus group
studies
- Demonstrate ability to moderate focus groups
- Develop workable and useful questions for focus group studies
- Identify several strategies for analyzing focus group results
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