The Understanding Research series focuses on the process of writing up social research‎.‎ The series is broken down into three categories‎:‎ Understanding Statistics‎,‎ Understanding Measurement‎,‎ and Understanding Qualitative Research‎.‎ The books provide researchers with guides to understanding‎,‎ writing‎,‎ and evaluating social research‎.‎ Each volume demonstrates how research should be represented‎,‎ including how to write up the methodology as well as the research findings‎.‎ Each volume also reviews how to appropriately evaluate published research‎.‎ Focus Group Discussions addresses the challenges associated with conducting and writing focus group research‎.‎ It provides detailed guidance on the practical and theoretical considerations in conducting focus group discussions including‎:‎ designing the discussion guide‎,‎ recruiting participants‎,‎ training a field team‎,‎ moderating techniques and ethical considerations‎.‎ Monique Hennink describes how a methodology section is read and evaluated by others‎,‎ such as journal reviewers or thesis advisors‎.‎ She provides readers with guidance on specific aspects of presenting research findings‎,‎ such structuring narrative accounts‎,‎ developing an argument‎,‎ using quotations‎,‎ reporting focus group interaction‎,‎ visual presentation formats‎,‎ and strategies for grounding study results‎.‎ She describes the challenges in assessing focus groups and details practical strategies for assessing scientific rigor‎.‎ The book includes case study examples of field research across a range of disciplines and international contexts‎.‎ Hennink concludes the volume with an overview of current debates relating to the evaluation of qualitative research‎,‎ suggesting ways to critique the research design‎,‎ methodology and results of focus group research‎.‎