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CAPS year 9 (2008) report - appendix B-3. Focus Groups Sites

Spring 2007

SUMMARY OF FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED

FOCUS GROUP TYPES NUMBER OF SESSIONS
Demonstration Group supervisory groups
  • Wave 1 (4 sessions)
  • Wave 3 (1 session)
5
Demonstration Group non-supervisory groups1
  • Wave 1 (8 sessions)
  • Wave 2 (3 sessions)
  • Wave 3 (3 sessions)
14
Comparison Group non-supervisory groups2 1
TOTAL 20

Notes:

1. Four of the Demonstration Group Non-supervisory focus groups were minority only.

2. In Year Nine, the emphasis was on collecting data from across waves of the Demonstration Group. One focus group (non-supervisory) was completed with the Comparison Group. Logistical issues prevented conducting a focus group with Comparison Group supervisors.


BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION, FOCUS GROUP TYPE, AND ORGANIZATION

Site Visit Location Organizations Represented Wave Number of Focus Groups Types of Focus Groups Number of One-on-One Interviews
Asheville, NC • NOAA – NESDIS Wave 1 2 • Non-Supervisor 1
Boulder, CO • NOAA – OAR Wave 1 2 • Supervisor
• Non-Supervisor
5
• NOAA – NESDIS
• NOAA – SEC
• NTIA – ITS
Wave 1 2 • Supervisor
• Non-Supervisor
• NOAA – NESDIS
• NOAA – OAR
• NOAA – SEC
• NTIA – ITS
Wave 1 1 • Minority
San Diego, CA and Long Beach, CA • NOAA – NMFS Wave 2 1 • Non-Supervisor 4
• NOAA – NMFS Wave 1 1 • Non-Supervisor
Seattle, WA • NOAA – NMFS Wave 1 1 • Supervisor 10
• NOAA – NMAO
• NOAA – NOS
Wave 3 1 • Supervisor
• NOAA – NMFS Wave 1 1 • Minority
Silver Spring, MD and Washington, DC • NOAA – NESDIS Wave 1 1 • Non-Supervisor 7
• NOAA – WFMO Wave 3 1 • Non-Supervisor
• CFO/ASA Wave 2 2 • Minority
• Supervisor
• ESA – BEA Wave 1 2 • Supervisor
• Non-Supervisor
• ESA – HQ Comp 1 • Non-Supervisor
• NOAA – CAO Wave 3 1 • Minority
    20 • 6 Supervisor
• 14 Non-Supervisor
• 4 Minority
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