2012 PROCEEDINGS - Public Relations Society of America
2012 PROCEEDINGS - Public Relations Society of America
2012 PROCEEDINGS - Public Relations Society of America
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Table 3<br />
Participant Details <strong>of</strong> all Focus Groups and Pilot Tests<br />
Focus group Number <strong>of</strong><br />
participants<br />
Average<br />
years industry<br />
experience<br />
All areas <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession represented<br />
Theme finding (T groups)<br />
T1 5 18 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />
consultation, sports/entertainment<br />
government, other<br />
T2 5 6 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />
sports/entertainment, government<br />
T3 3 10 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, government<br />
Question refining (Q groups)<br />
Q1 5 11 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />
consultation, sports/entertainment<br />
government, other<br />
Q2 2 8 Nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, other<br />
Q3 5 3 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />
sports/entertainment government, other<br />
Q4 6 4 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />
sports/entertainment government<br />
Q5 4 13 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency<br />
Instrument refining (I groups)<br />
I1 6 4 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />
sports/entertainment government<br />
I2 3 10 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />
consultation, government<br />
Pilot test Details--program Length <strong>of</strong> Type <strong>of</strong> project<br />
number serving client client service<br />
Pilot testing (P groups)<br />
P1<br />
Small, private,<br />
Indiana institution<br />
One semester Full strategic services; PRSSA<br />
affiliated firm<br />
P2<br />
Large, public, Indiana<br />
institution<br />
Six semesters Full strategic services; PRSSA<br />
affiliated firm<br />
P3<br />
Large, public, Ohio Five Task-oriented services; student firm<br />
P4<br />
institution<br />
Medium, public,<br />
Kentucky institution<br />
semesters<br />
Half <strong>of</strong> a<br />
semester<br />
Program planning (presenting a plan for<br />
the client to implement); class project<br />
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