Focus groups: A useful qualitative method for educational research?

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-224

  Wilson, Valerie ^a  

^a Scottish Cncl for Res in Education   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039054077     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192970230207     Document Type: Article

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