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This chapter contains the findings of 21 focus group discussions (FGDs) that were carried out in 10 districts of Bangladesh and involved 237 youth between the ages of 18 and 35 years. The sampling strategy employed for the FGDs is discussed. The ethical issues encountered while carrying out the FGDs is then briefly recalled. Following this, the procedure followed for conducting the FGDs, the ground rules and the questions that were discussed are mentioned. Finally, a brief analysis of some of the key findings is provided.
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Khatun, F., Saadat, S.Y. (2020). Focus Group Discussion (FGD). In: Youth Employment in Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1750-1_6
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