... reflections on COVID-19, physical distancing and online relationships expose larger gaps in sex, relationships and health education pedagogies. Design/methodology/approach Five semi-structured online focus groups were conducted with Canadian adolescents aged 16–19 probing their experiences of dating...

... education at school. The purpose of this paper is to explore Nordic children’s perspectives on the healthiness of meals in the context of school lunches. Design/methodology/approach In total, 78 focus group discussions were conducted with 10-11-year-old girls and boys (n=457) from schools...

... facilitators and barriers to healthy eating behavior and physical activity engagement. Design/methodology/approach – Nine focus groups, which included six groups from sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, two parents’ groups, and one teachers’ group, were conducted in a middle school in southwest Kansas...

.... Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study was conducted consisting of five focus group interviews (n = 29, 25‐69 years). The interview transcriptions were subjected to systematic content analysis. Findings The results indicate that being motivated to change a health behavior...

...) schoolteachers who attended three focus group discussions (FGDs). Before the FGDs, the teachers had taught three medicine education sessions based on medicine education curriculum materials to their own classes. Findings Three different types of teachers were found: empowering (n=6), paternalistic...

...Lorna Porcellato; Lindsey Dughill; Jane Springett This paper reflects on the appropriateness of using focus groups with young children, based on a real life study carried out in Liverpool, UK which used 12, single‐sex focus groups (n=50, mean age=7) to explore children’s perceptions...

...Rachael Dixey; Pinki Sahota; Serbjit Atwal; Alex Turner Presents results of focus group discussions held with 300 nine‐to‐11‐year old UK children. Questions were asked about whether it matters if someone is fat or thin; whether a fat child should take any action; what problems they might have...

...Kirsten Mitchell; Patrick Branigan Introduces focus group methodology to health professionals interested in the possibility of using the method to evaluate health promotion interventions. A working definition and brief history of the method is provided, followed by a summary of possible uses...