Focus groups with young people: A participatory approach to research planning

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-119

  Bagnoli, Anna ^a   Clark, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Participatory research; Research design; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349131173     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260903173504     Document Type: Article

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