| Questions |
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| Preparation and design |
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| Was the use of the focus group fully justified? |
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| Have the topics under study been clearly determined before the setting up of the focus group? |
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| Has reference documentation been at the disposal of participants? |
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| Have local speaker animators experienced in techniques relating to group interaction been selected? |
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| Were participants informed prior to the focus group of the objectives and the topics under study? |
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| Implementation |
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| Were the animators informed of the context in which the focus group is organised? |
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| Were they trained for the topic and goals of the focus group? |
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| Has the neutrality of the animators concerning the issues of the focus group's topics been checked? |
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| Has the verbatim of the participants been collected? |
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| Does the debriefing clearly distinguish the factual information from opinions? |
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| Does the debriefing accurately describe the diversity of points of view and opinions developed by the various stakeholders? |
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