A focus group is a type of interview that involves a number of participants and a facilitator who asks questions and guides the conversation. It involves bringing a small group of people together to share their thoughts, ideas and experiences related to a particular subject. The participants are typically a group of people who share some common experience or characteristic (e.g., parents of youth, people who work in a particular type of job).

This mini-toolkit provides an overview of focus group interviews as a data collection method, strengths and limitations, and supports for conducting focus groups and analyzing data.