Click on the following links. Please note these will open in a new window.

Basic Survey Design — The Statistical Clearing House, Australian Bureau of Statistics. Click on “Reference Material” and then “Basic Survey Manuals.”

Focus Group Interviews in Qualitative Research: A Review of the Literature — A clear explanation of basic interviewing and focus group techniques. From Melinda Lewis (University of Sydney).

Focus Groups — Guidance for how to interview groups and individuals. By Anita Gibbs (Centre for Criminological Research, Oxford University).