Lubysheva L.I.
The Russian University of Sport «GTSOLIFK», Moscow

The purpose of the study is to identify the features of using the focus group method in sociological studies of physical education and sports problems.
Methodology and organization of the study. The source base consisted of scientific papers posted on the elibrary.ru platform, in the amount of 175 publications. The area and location of the study were chosen as units of analysis.
Research results and conclusions. During the content analysis, it was found that most scientific papers that use the focus group method are related to research in psychology, management and marketing, health-saving technologies, digital transformation and professional education in the field of physical education and sports. The focus group is a significant methodological tool in sociological studies of physical education and sports, allowing for a high-quality expert assessment of attitudes and points of view of respondents in relation to the problems under study.

Keywords: method, sociological research, in-depth interview, procedure.

References

1. Morgan, D. L. (1988). Focus groups as qualitative research. Sage.