The Dynamic Process of Focus Groups With Migrant Farmworkers: The Oregon Experience
Author: Napolitano, Marie
Date Published: 2002
Study that examined migrant farmworkers' views on pesticide exposure, and preferences for educational method. Focus groups with culturally diverse populations and Latino farmworkers in particular, have been used as an effective research method. However, the specifics of planning and implementing focus groups with diverse populations have not been elaborated in the literature. Although attention was paid to cultural and lifestyles considerations in the planning and implementation of our focus groups, recruitment, environmental context, convener, focus group questions, and within-population differences were identified as areas that required ongoing assessment and operational change. Vigilance to the dynamics of the process resulted in more effective focus groups.
Date Published: 2002
Study that examined migrant farmworkers' views on pesticide exposure, and preferences for educational method. Focus groups with culturally diverse populations and Latino farmworkers in particular, have been used as an effective research method. However, the specifics of planning and implementing focus groups with diverse populations have not been elaborated in the literature. Although attention was paid to cultural and lifestyles considerations in the planning and implementation of our focus groups, recruitment, environmental context, convener, focus group questions, and within-population differences were identified as areas that required ongoing assessment and operational change. Vigilance to the dynamics of the process resulted in more effective focus groups.
