Whitepaper/Report
Practice guide with recommendations for conducting focus groups with elementary school children about their math learning experiences.
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Purpose/Abstract
This practice guide provides general recommendations for conducting focus groups with elementary school children in the United States.
The guide was assembled to support the gathering of students’ experiences with math, particularly their use of digital learning tools in the classroom.
Researchers provide practical and easy-to-follow recommendations for qualitative inquiry with groups of young students.
Citation
Sinclair, H. C. (2025). Best Practices: Running Focus Groups with Young Children. LSU Social Research and Evaluation Center. Retrieved from https://repository.lsu.edu/srec_reports/26
Areas researched: Student Learning, Student Affect, Implementation/Context, Professional Learning, Collaboration/Codesign
