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Methodological Aspects And Results Of Conducting Focus Group Interviews In The Study Of The Opinion Of Children Left Behind By Labor Migration

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  • Elena VACULOVSCHI

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Focus group interviewing is a technique frequently used as a qualitative approach to gain an in-depth understanding of social issues. In this article, I propose to present the experience of conducting focus group interviews with children, carried out within the project Children left behind by labor migration: supporting Moldovan and Ukrainian transnational families in the European Union. In order to obtain better qualitative results, the research sought the free expression of the opinion of all respondents participating in the research. This aimed to highlight the various possible negative aspects related to the phenomenon of transnational families and children left without care whose parents are away working abroad. The guide for moderation of focus groups with children was structured in five modules. It included topics related to perception of migration and its impact on transnational families and children left without parental care, caring for the child after the parents leave, the changes that occur after the parents’ migration, existing social services in the community and future perspectives of children. Each module, the experience of conducting focus group interviews and the results of the opinion study of children left behind by labor force migration were presented and analyzed in depth in the article.

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  • Elena VACULOVSCHI, 2023. "Methodological Aspects And Results Of Conducting Focus Group Interviews In The Study Of The Opinion Of Children Left Behind By Labor Migration," Eastern European Journal for Regional Studies (EEJRS), Center for Studies in European Integration (CSEI), Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM), vol. 9(1), pages 60-69, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aem:journl:v:9:y:2023:i:1:p:60-69
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53486/2537-6179.9-1.05
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    1. Anne Lindsay & Anita Hubley, 2006. "Conceptual Reconstruction through a Modified Focus Group Methodology," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 79(3), pages 437-454, December.
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    focus groups; sociological researches; children; transnational families; labor migration.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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