ABSTRACT
There is a wide range of groups in health sciences research, which are similar to, and in some cases overlap with therapeutic treatment groups. Therefore, the first task of this chapter is to differentiate between groups and the work they do in the health sciences, before delineating the types of qualitative research group work into methodologically-influenced group work and focus group work. Having made arbitrary distinctions between the two main types of research groups, I then guide you through some possibilities for thinking about methods and processes for undertaking group work and for selecting and applying appropriate analytic strategies.
