The use of focus group methodology in education: Some theoretical and practical considerations

International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning

Volumn 5, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Williams, Amanda ^a,b,c   Katz, Larry ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c U Nations Economic Social Commn A ^*

^d Faculty of Kinesiology   (Canada)

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