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Appendix D: Focus Groups: Moderator's Guide - Teens
Pages 129-134

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... Go over features of the room, including: − One-way mirror -- I have colleagues taking notes behind the mirror so that they do not disturb us.
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... , and background informa tion (family, favorite subject at school, favorite television show, favorite site on the internet, etc.)
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... • What school subjects do you think you will need to excel in to have a chance to go into your chosen line of work?
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... Have a positive effect on people's everyday lives? Innovative?
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... • Some people describe engineers as making a world of differ ence because they're able to shape the future, have a direct effect on people's everyday lives, and solve tomorrow's prob lems today. − PROBE: Is that description appealing to you?
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... 134 CHANGING THE CONVERSATION to promote to other young people to consider becoming an engineer or studying engineering, and your job is to write a slogan to promote others to consider becoming an engineer. On the second set of lines, I want you to write down what you think is the best image or photograph that should go with your slogan.


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