A 6-hour workshop taught by Julie Posselt, Ph.D. Register Overview Focus groups are ideally suited to gather individual perspectives and explore areas of shared and divergent understanding in a structured format. Lessons learned through focus group can provide a useful complement to other types of data in mixed and multiple method projects. More than nice conversations, they present unique design, logistic, analytic, and ethical challenges that warrant careful consideration before jumping in. This six-hour workshop situates focus groups within a broader…