The Consensus Group Technique in Social Research

dc.contributor.author	List, Dennis H.	en
dc.contributor.organisation	Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre	en
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.description.abstract	The Consensus Group Technique is a new method for carrying out qualitative research in small groups. It was designed particularly for use in participative research, by which relatively untrained moderators may obtain more reliable data than is possible in these circumstances with focus groups. The principle of consensus groups is almost the opposite from the principle of surveys: In consensus groups, instead of using questions with fixed wording and determining the distribution of multiple-choice answers, a criterion level of agreement is set (usually around 75%) and statements are modified to determine whether the criterion level can be met.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Field Methods, 2001; 13 (3):277-290	en
dc.identifier.issn	1525-822X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2440/42093
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications	en
dc.source.uri	http://fmx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/3/277	en
dc.title	The Consensus Group Technique in Social Research	en
dc.type	Journal article	en

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